Cape Spencer WX wind

Cape Spencer WX is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 18 kn from ENE (60°), gusting 25 kn, 2026-11-04 06:02 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 21:02 America/Juneau). Air 7°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 18 kn, 94 readings, gust 33 kn, peak mean 24 kn, mostly ENE (69°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 06:02 UTC: 18 kn from ENE (60°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-04 05:52 UTC: 19 kn from ENE (60°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-04 04:42 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (70°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 03:42 UTC: 17 kn from E (80°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-04 02:42 UTC: 18 kn from E (80°), gust 28 kn
2026-11-04 01:42 UTC: 19 kn from E (80°), gust 30 kn
2026-11-04 00:52 UTC: 20 kn from ENE (70°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-03 23:52 UTC: 21 kn from ENE (70°), gust 30 kn

Position 58.199, -136.641; exposure coastal. Cape Spencer WX 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 Spencer WX: 3.8 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

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 Spencer WX: 4.2 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Cape Spencer WX

Cape Spencer, AK, 0.0 nm away
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Pelican MXAK, AK, 19.5 nm away