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Wind in Quonochontaug

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:31 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Quonochontaug is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 13 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Westerly State (KWST), 5.1 mi away · 38 min ago

WindCalm
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 1–7 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 7–13 mph · gusts 23 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 8–13 mph · gusts 22 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 18 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–8 mph · gusts 12 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–9 mph · gusts 14 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–11 mph · gusts 16 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) 46664645
Gusts 5121386687
Direction NNNNENNESESSESSWWSW
Beaufort 22222222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 787911111110
Gusts 1115151718171818
Direction SSWSWWSWWSWWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 23233333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10109810121210
Gusts 2020181416192119
Direction WSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98898532
Gusts 1817161512854
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNW
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 9151125133092472112221119
AIFS 91012106910
GFS 912152822301327101215241622
ICON 51292512318218219241129
HRRR 71514281631————
NBM 611111913229188129141116
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 Thursday 29, from the southwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 QuonochontaugQuestions

What's the wind like today in Quonochontaug?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 13 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.5 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 Quonochontaug today

Wind near Quonochontaug

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, 6.3 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 11:31 pm (local time).

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