Cape Lookout, NC wind

Cape Lookout, NC is a land weather station near Morehead City in the Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from NE (50°), gusting 11 kn, 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:00 America/New_York). Air 20°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 79 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly NE (37°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 8 kn from NE (50°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 23:20 UTC: 8 kn from NE (50°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 10 kn from NE (50°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (60°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 14 kn from NE (50°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 13 kn from NE (50°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 14 kn from NE (40°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 13 kn from NE (40°), gust 16 kn

Position 34.611, -76.528; exposure coastal. Cape Lookout, NC 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 Cape Lookout, NC: 2.0 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 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 Cape Lookout, NC: 2.1 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 4.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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