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Wind in Potowomut

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:54 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 6 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 6:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Potowomut is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 6:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Providence/Green Mem (KPVD), 4.1 mi away · 1 h 3 min ago

Wind7 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, Wed 28 2–8 mph · gusts 13 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 6–13 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–13 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–8 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–10 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66863576
Gusts 713126671212
Direction NNWNNNNEESESSWSW
Beaufort 22321222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 677710131211
Gusts 911111616181715
Direction SWSWSWSWSWSSWSSWSW
Beaufort 22223433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 111110911131211
Gusts 1515141215191715
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 33333443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 109101010633
Gusts 14141515151054
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWWNW
Beaufort 33333211
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 61311241327922821719819
AIFS 811129589
GFS 714133016329248161119917
ICON 61311241327112291910221328
HRRR 8131325—————
NBM 7111318131911157118121014
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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

Questions about the wind in PotowomutQuestions

What's the wind like today in Potowomut?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 6:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Potowomut today

Wind near Potowomut

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); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 14 mi away. 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 6:54 pm (local time).

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