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Wind in Harborton

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:05 am (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 5 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 6:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Harborton is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 6:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 11 mph from the east, with gusts of 17 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Melfa/Accomack Cnty (KMFV), 3.8 mi away · 10 min ago

WindCalm
Gusts—
Visibility3.0 mi
WeatherMist

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 12 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 14 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–5 mph · gusts 8 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 8 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–11 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) 54413562
Gusts 1211426694
Direction ENEENENNWESEWWSSES
Beaufort 22201221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23346964
Gusts 66781114119
Direction SSWWSWWSWWWNWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 11122322
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 14151514131075
Direction NNNENNENNENNENNENNEENE
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) 22245532
Gusts 55678865
Direction ENEENEENEENEEESEESESE
Beaufort 11122211
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 61213221119622614817611
AIFS 712136577
GFS 610112810258167118161328
ICON 49920817717615817920
HRRR 6151526—————
NBM 3691481558588131117
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 east-northeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Wednesday 4, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 HarbortonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Harborton?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 6:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 11 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 0.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Harborton today

Wind near Harborton

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, 12 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 12:05 am (local time).

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