Alitak, AK wind

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

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from W (280°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 13:48 America/Anchorage). 982 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 73 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly NNW (333°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Alitak, AK reported 589 readings, mean 11 kn, strongest mean wind 38 kn, strongest gust 44 kn, mostly from ESE (116°).

What it reports

Alitak, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 5 kn from W (280°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 7 kn from NNW (330°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from NNW (340°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 4 kn from NNW (340°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 3 kn from NNW (330°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 2 kn from NW (310°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 2 kn from NW (320°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 1 kn from NW (310°), gust 2 kn

Position 56.898, -154.247; exposure coastal. Alitak, 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 Alitak, AK: 3.8 kn on average across 49 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 Alitak, AK: 3.7 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Alitak, AK

Akhiok Arpt, 3.3 nm away