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Wind in Avalon

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:02 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 4 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Avalon is a light breeze from the northeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 11 mph from the east, with gusts of 16 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Norfolk (KORF), 8.1 mi away · 11 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north-northeast
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 2–6 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–10 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 10 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 9 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 3–11 mph · gusts 16 E · 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) 22445455
Gusts 1010111055710
Direction ENENNWNENNENNENENESE
Beaufort 11222222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 51224543
Gusts 104556978
Direction SWSWWSWWNWNNNENNE
Beaufort 21112221
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 589910962
Gusts 111415151513106
Direction NNNENNENNENNENNENENE
Beaufort 23333321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22257642
Gusts 556891085
Direction ENENENEENEENEENEENEE
Beaufort 11122221
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 51171510227244176201024
AIFS 67109679
GFS 69122513248136129161225
ICON 5147171022717512614819
HRRR 614916—————
NBM 576101016710699141116
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 northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the east: offshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 AvalonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Avalon?

Light breeze from the northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 11 mph from the east, with gusts of 16 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?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Avalon today

Wind near Avalon

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, 13 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 6:02 am (local time).

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