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Wind in Deep Creek

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:04 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Deep Creek is a light breeze from the northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 12 mph from the east, with gusts of 17 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Melfa/Accomack Cnty (KMFV), 8.4 mi away · 9 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, Thu 29 1–6 mph · gusts 14 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–10 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 8 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 8 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–12 mph · gusts 17 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) 34413635
Gusts 968457713
Direction ENENEENEWNWNNWWSWS
Beaufort 12211212
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 233481074
Gusts 56781115119
Direction SSWSWWSWWNWNWNNWN
Beaufort 11123322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67788642
Gusts 1314141312975
Direction NNNNENNENNENNENNEENE
Beaufort 22233221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22345642
Gusts 45578865
Direction ENEENEENEENEEESEESESE
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 611122111217225147171322
AIFS 6111376711
GFS 681328122679599181425
ICON 3791992041151347817
HRRR 6151525—————
NBM 46101581468589131217
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 Deep CreekQuestions

What's the wind like today in Deep Creek?

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

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 12 mph from the east, with gusts of 17 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 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 Deep Creek today

Wind near Deep Creek

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, 18 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 4:04 am (local time).

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