Akutan, AK wind

Akutan, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from W (280°), gusting 15 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:12 Etc/GMT+11). Air 4°C. 992 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 87 readings, gust 30 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly WNW (301°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Akutan, AK reported 694 readings, mean 11 kn, strongest mean wind 27 kn, strongest gust 54 kn, mostly from WSW (247°).

What it reports

Akutan, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 8 kn from W (280°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 11 kn from WNW (290°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 6 kn from NW (320°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 4 kn from W (260°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (300°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (290°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 6 kn from WNW (300°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 5 kn from NNW (340°), gust 8 kn

Position 54.132, -165.782; exposure coastal. Akutan, AK is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Akutan, AK: 5.8 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Akutan, AK: 6.0 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Akutan, AK

Akutan Arpt, 6.3 nm away