Burlington Test Deck wind

Burlington Test Deck is a land weather station near Hamilton in the Lake Ontario sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.

Latest observation

Now 0 kn from SW (225°), gusting 2 kn, 2026-11-04 01:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 20:00 America/Toronto). Air 18°C. 1017 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 1 kn, 24 readings, gust 7 kn, peak mean 3 kn, mostly SW (228°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:00 UTC: 0 kn from SW (225°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 2 kn from WSW (249°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 23:00 UTC: 1 kn from SSW (205°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 2 kn from SSW (211°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 1 kn from SW (228°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 3 kn from SSW (212°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 3 kn from SW (220°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 2 kn from SW (234°), gust 6 kn

Position 43.301, -79.802; exposure coastal. Burlington Test Deck 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 Burlington Test Deck: 4.4 kn on average across 31 hourly comparisons, against 5.1 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 Burlington Test Deck: 3.6 kn on average across 20 hourly comparisons, against 5.0 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Burlington Test Deck

Burlington Pier, 0.5 nm away
Burlington Pier, 0.5 nm away
Hamilton/Mt Hope, 4.6 nm away
Hamilton Rbg, 4.6 nm away
Hamilton/Munro Intl, 9.7 nm away
EW3591 weather, 6.5 nm away