Weather in Broad Bay Colony

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:04 pm (EDT)

Now · partly cloudy 63 °F

Feels like: 63 °F
Low / high: 60 / 68 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 9 mph ENE

→ 30.33 inHg · steady

Today in Broad Bay Colony: overcast, 60 °F to 68 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (9 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 59 °F to 68 °F and a 9% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 72 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (19%).

Measured now at the airport

Norfolk (KORF), 7.5 mi away · 13 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature62 °F

Wind5 mph from the east-northeast

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

Temperatures for the next 14 days

68° 60°
Today
68° 59°
Thu 29
72° 55°
Fri 30
61° 55°
Sat 31
65° 56°
Sun 1
67° 58°
Mon 2
68° 60°
Tue 3
70° 61°
Wed 4
70° 61°
Thu 5
67° 59°
Fri 6
64° 55°
Sat 7
61° 54°
Sun 8
60° 54°
Mon 9
62° 55°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	60 / 68 °F	4%	15 mph ENE	2.2 ft	11:01 am · 11:21 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	59 / 68 °F	9% · 0.02 in	11 mph ENE	2.0 ft	11:53 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Mainly clear	55 / 72 °F	0%	6 mph NW	1.4 ft	12:15 am · 12:50 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	55 / 61 °F	0%	12 mph NNE	2.6 ft	1:13 am · 1:49 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	56 / 65 °F	2%	9 mph ENE	1.4 ft	1:15 am · 1:51 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	58 / 67 °F	12% · 0.02 in	9 mph ENE	1.0 ft	2:23 am · 3:00 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	60 / 68 °F	15% · 0.02 in	13 mph ENE	1.2 ft	3:40 am · 4:12 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	19% · 0.15 in	13 mph ENE	1.6 ft	4:49 am · 5:12 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	33% · 0.43 in	13 mph ESE	3.0 ft	5:45 am · 6:03 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light rain	59 / 67 °F	23% · 0.28 in	11 mph NW	4.3 ft	6:32 am · 6:49 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	55 / 64 °F	16% · 0.06 in	11 mph NNW	3.9 ft	7:15 am · 7:31 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	54 / 61 °F	12%	16 mph NNE	3.7 ft	7:55 am · 8:11 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Mainly clear	54 / 60 °F	12%	17 mph NNE	4.0 ft	8:31 am · 8:49 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Partly cloudy	55 / 62 °F	13%	12 mph NNE	3.2 ft	9:07 am · 9:26 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 2:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy
Temperature	60°	60°	62°	64°	68°	67°	63°	62°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	10 NE	9 NE	11 ENE	10 ENE	13 NE	11 NE	10 NE	8 E
Humidity	90%	91%	92%	85%	76%	74%	89%	88%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	67°	67°	72°	63°	64°	65°	68°
AIFS	67°	67°	72°	62°	63°	65°	67°
GFS	68°	71°	73°	64°	67°	65°	64°
ICON	68°	69°	74°	62°	67°	71°	65°
HRRR	68°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	67°	68°	72°	61°	65°	67°	68°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.99 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.32 in
HRRR	0	0.02 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.02 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1119	713	713	1322	722	617	817
AIFS	11	7	9	12	8	7	10
GFS	1117	813	1324	1324	916	1324	1528
ICON	920	512	716	921	716	614	919
HRRR	1522	1119	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1116	69	611	1219	913	912	1319
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	30%	29%
NBM (NOAA)	4%	9%	0%	0%	2%	12%	15%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	1%

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.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.0 °F	Above +51%	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	59° / 54°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	58° / 53°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +37%	Above +1.8 °F	56° / 52°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +43%	A bit above +1.6 °F	54° / 50°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +41%	—
December	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	—
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +38%	—
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +36%	—
March	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +27%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Broad Bay Colony climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Broad Bay Colony is from August to October and from May to June: highs of 71 °F to 85 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 20 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Broad Bay Colony, about 7 every 10 years; 5 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

50° 33°

JanJ
52° 34°

FebF
58° 41°

MarM
68° 49°

AprA
76° 58°

MayM
84° 67°

JunJ
87° 71°

JulJ
85° 70°

AugA
80° 65°

SepS
71° 55°

OctO
62° 45°

NovN
54° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	50°	33°	3.61 in	8	4.5	46°	2.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	52°	34°	3.15 in	7	4.9	43°	2.1 ft	–
MarchMar	58°	41°	3.83 in	9	5.9	46°	2.2 ft	–
AprilApr	68°	49°	3.28 in	8	6.8	53°	2.1 ft	–
MayMay	76°	58°	3.80 in	10	7.6	63°	1.8 ft	–
JuneJun	84°	67°	4.19 in	11	7.8	72°	1.5 ft	1
JulyJul	87°	71°	5.44 in	14	7.8	77°	1.4 ft	5
AugustAug	85°	70°	4.91 in	12	7.1	78°	1.5 ft	5
SeptemberSep	80°	65°	5.11 in	10	6.1	75°	2.1 ft	8
OctoberOct	71°	55°	3.96 in	7	5.5	68°	2.2 ft	1
NovemberNov	62°	45°	3.31 in	7	4.8	59°	2.3 ft	–
DecemberDec	54°	38°	3.48 in	8	4.1	52°	2.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	46°	2.1 ft	–
Feb	43°	2.1 ft	–
Mar	46°	2.2 ft	–
Apr	53°	2.1 ft	–
May	63°	1.8 ft	–
Jun	72°	1.5 ft	1
Jul	77°	1.4 ft	5
Aug	78°	1.5 ft	5
Sep	75°	2.1 ft	8
Oct	68°	2.2 ft	1
Nov	59°	2.3 ft	–
Dec	52°	2.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 48.07 in of rain on about 110 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now63 °Ffeels like 63 °F

Tomorrow59 / 68 °F

It's 63 °F now (feels like 63 °F). Today, 60 °F to 68 °F; tomorrow, 59 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Thu 29 9% 0.02 in
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 12% 0.02 in
Tue 3 15% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 19% and 0.15 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point60 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 60 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.7 migood

Clouds70%

Visibility is good now (8.7 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak5moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.13

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.17 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 55

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Mainly clear	49 / 67 °F	10 mph N
Mon 26	Clear sky	53 / 65 °F	9 mph N
Sun 25	Mainly clear	58 / 64 °F	15 mph NE
Sat 24	Overcast	59 / 64 °F	16 mph NE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	56 / 65 °F	17 mph NNE
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	53 / 64 °F	12 mph NNW
Wed 21	Clear sky	59 / 62 °F	17 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	58 / 67 °F	0	19 mph N
Mon 19	Overcast	56 / 63 °F	0	22 mph N
Sun 18	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	0	22 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light rain	54 / 72 °F	0.84 in	26 mph N
Fri 16	Partly cloudy	66 / 82 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Thu 15	Overcast	67 / 73 °F	0	16 mph NE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	66 / 84 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 13	Overcast	58 / 78 °F	0	8 mph SW
Mon 12	Overcast	64 / 71 °F	0	19 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light rain	71 / 76 °F	0.79 in	18 mph SSE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	66 / 72 °F	0.04 in	16 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	66 / 75 °F	0	7 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	58 / 79 °F	0	10 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	53 / 68 °F	0	7 mph SE
Tue 6	Clear sky	60 / 66 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	65 / 71 °F	0.02 in	10 mph N
Sun 4	Rain	68 / 72 °F	0.63 in	9 mph NNE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.14 in	16 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	69 / 84 °F	0	11 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	64 / 82 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.01 in	8 mph ESE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	66 / 72 °F	0.01 in	5 mph ESE
Mon 28	Overcast	61 / 73 °F	0	9 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Broad Bay ColonyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Broad Bay Colony?

Overcast, from 60 °F to 68 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (9 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Broad Bay Colony?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 9% (0.02 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 55 °F and a high of 72 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.33 inHg and steady: +0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Broad Bay Colony?

The best time to visit Broad Bay Colony is from August to October and from May to June: highs of 71 °F to 85 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Broad Bay Colony in October?

In October, Broad Bay Colony normally sees highs of 71 °F and lows of 55 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.96 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 68 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Broad Bay Colony?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 87 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 33 °F. The wettest is July (5.44 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Broad Bay Colony?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 20 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Broad Bay Colony, about 7 every 10 years; 5 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

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Weather: 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); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:04 pm (local time).

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