Cordova, AK wind

Cordova, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from NE (50°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:12 America/Anchorage). Air 6°C. 993 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 12 kn, 94 readings, gust 45 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly E (96°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Cordova, AK reported 794 readings, mean 9 kn, strongest mean wind 25 kn, strongest gust 54 kn, mostly from E (99°).

What it reports

Cordova, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 4 kn from NE (50°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 9 kn from E (100°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (110°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 9 kn from E (80°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 43 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 7 kn from E (90°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 15 kn from E (100°), gust 33 kn

Position 60.542, -145.766; exposure coastal. Cordova, AK 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 Cordova, AK: 3.2 kn on average across 55 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 Cordova, AK: 3.1 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Cordova, AK

Cordova, AK, 1.0 nm away
Cordova/Smith Arpt, 10.1 nm away