Calcasieu Pass, LA wind

Calcasieu Pass, LA is a land weather station near Prien. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SSW (200°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 01:54 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:54 America/Chicago). Air 25°C. 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 79 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SSE (157°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 8 kn from SSW (200°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 7 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 6 kn from S (180°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 9 kn from S (180°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 11 kn

Position 29.768, -93.343; exposure coastal. Calcasieu Pass, LA 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 Calcasieu Pass, LA: 2.0 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.1 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 Calcasieu Pass, LA: 2.1 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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Stations near Calcasieu Pass, LA

Lake Charles Rgnl, 22.3 nm away