Alpena Harbor Light, Alpena, MI wind

Alpena Harbor Light, Alpena, MI is a land weather station near Alpena in the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from S (170°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 00:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:50 America/Detroit). Air 16°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 99 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly S (180°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 14 kn from S (170°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 15 kn from SSE (160°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 13 kn from S (170°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 13 kn from SW (220°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 15 kn from SW (220°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 17 kn from SSW (210°), gust 21 kn

Position 45.060, -83.424; exposure coastal. Alpena Harbor Light, Alpena, MI 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alpena Harbor Light, Alpena, MI: 2.7 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alpena Harbor Light, Alpena, MI: 2.8 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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