Bishops Head, MD wind

Bishops Head, MD is a land weather station near Chesapeake Ranch Estates in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SSE (150°), gusting 12 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:48 America/New_York). Air 17°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 79 readings, gust 13 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly SSE (162°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (150°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SE (140°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 7 kn from SE (140°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 7 kn from SSW (200°), gust 7 kn

Position 38.220, -76.039; exposure coastal. Bishops Head, MD 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 Bishops Head, MD: 1.6 kn on average across 51 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 ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Bishops Head, MD: 1.8 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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