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How windy is Memphis?
Memphis right now
47°FScattered clouds
- Today49°F / 37°FClouds
- Tomorrow55°F / 31°FClouds
- Monday59°F / 39°FClear skies
Could be worse. Barely. Maybe.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Memphis averages about 8.1 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 9.6 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.6 mph. There’s no wind at all about 10% of the time. That makes it the joint 58th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 8 mph.
Memphis averages about 8.1 mph, and August slows to about 6.6, so the river air in late summer basically parks.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 8.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 9.6 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.6 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 10% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 8.1 mph
- Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph
- Cincinnati, Ohio: about 8.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013893. Average wind speed, not gusts.