Bay of Grand Marais, MN wind

Bay of Grand Marais, MN is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from E (80°), 2026-11-04 02:56 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 21:56 America/Toronto). Air 13°C. 1006 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 24 readings, gust 23 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly ENE (72°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 02:56 UTC: 7 kn from E (80°)
2026-11-04 01:56 UTC: 9 kn from E (100°)
2026-11-04 00:56 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (110°)
2026-11-03 23:56 UTC: 10 kn from NE (40°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 22:56 UTC: 10 kn from NNE (30°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 21:56 UTC: 11 kn from NNE (20°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 20:56 UTC: 9 kn from N (10°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 19:56 UTC: 9 kn from NNE (20°), gust 20 kn

Position 47.745, -90.346; exposure coastal. Bay of Grand Marais, MN 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 Bay of Grand Marais, MN: 2.5 kn on average across 165 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Bay of Grand Marais, MN: 2.7 kn on average across 165 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Bay of Grand Marais, MN

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