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Cooperative Oxford Laboratory wind
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory is a land weather station near Easton in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 3 kn from SSE (160°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York).
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 3 kn, 77 readings, gust 10 kn, peak mean 6 kn, mostly S (187°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (160°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 2 kn from SSE (150°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 4 kn from S (190°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 4 kn from S (180°), gust 8 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:45 UTC: 4 kn from SSW (200°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:45 UTC: 4 kn from SSW (210°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:45 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (210°), gust 9 kn
- 2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 3 kn from SW (230°), gust 6 kn
Position 38.679, -76.174; exposure coastal. Cooperative Oxford Laboratory 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 Cooperative Oxford Laboratory: 2.6 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 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 Cooperative Oxford Laboratory: 2.6 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
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Stations near Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
- Cambridge, MD, 8.0 nm away
- EW5058 weather, 2.5 nm away
- Easton Muni, 9.0 nm away
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- Cambridge/Dorchester Rgnl, 10.8 nm away
- CW2157 weather, 7.2 nm away