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Wind in Quinby

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:43 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 5 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Quinby is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Melfa/Accomack Cnty (KMFV), 6.6 mi away · 8 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 1–7 mph · gusts 11 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–10 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–9 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 10 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–6 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–10 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 7–13 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 35331752
Gusts 108762873
Direction NNNEENENEWSSESS
Beaufort 12110221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 223471075
Gusts 45671115129
Direction SSWWSWWWNWNWNNWNNW
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) 67889753
Gusts 13141415131185
Direction NNNENNENNENNENNENEENE
Beaufort 22333221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33346643
Gusts 55689976
Direction ENEENEENEENEEEESEESE
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 61213221119622614817611
AIFS 6111376711
GFS 681326122581561010161328
ICON 591021112151251249716
HRRR 7131625—————
NBM 4610159156106910151319
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 north-northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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

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 QuinbyQuestions

What's the wind like today in Quinby?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.2 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 southeast.

More about Quinby today

Wind near Quinby

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, 3.8 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 2:43 am (local time).

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