Alpena, MI wind

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 6 kn from SSW (200°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/Detroit). Air 16°C. 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 75 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSW (194°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (200°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 13 kn from S (180°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 12 kn from S (180°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 19:48 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 6 kn from WSW (250°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 8 kn

Position 45.063, -83.429; exposure coastal. 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 HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alpena, MI: 2.5 kn on average across 146 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alpena, MI: 2.5 kn on average across 146 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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