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Wind in New Shoreham

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:26 am (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 10 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in New Shoreham is a gentle breeze from the south-southwest: 8 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Block Island (KBID), 1.0 mi away · 30 min ago

Wind8 mph from the south
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 8–14 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 12–16 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 4–14 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 4–10 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–11 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–14 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 11–15 mph · gusts 20 ESE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 810101112141413
Gusts 1115151617222519
Direction SSWSSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33333444
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414131212131516
Gusts 2121201716182122
Direction WSWWSWWSWWWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 44433444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1413131310544
Gusts 2120191813766
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWWNWNW
Beaufort 44443222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 444581098
Gusts 656610121211
Direction NWNWNWWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 22223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 1924233216221424222619191519
AIFS 15191710161718
GFS 1531223713301017152616231318
ICON 1722192519251622172325342027
HRRR 18341834—————
NBM 1421162314211013111514181520
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the south-southwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces southeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in New ShorehamQuestions

What's the wind like today in New Shoreham?

Gentle breeze from the south-southwest: 10 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 16 mph from the west, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about New Shoreham today

Wind near New Shoreham

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model). Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:26 am (local time).

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