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Cove Point LNG Pier, MD wind

Cove Point LNG Pier, MD is a land weather station near Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 9 kn from SE (140°), gusting 11 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 17°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 80 readings, gust 15 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly SE (146°).

Recent readings

Position 38.402, -76.385; exposure coastal. Cove Point LNG Pier, MD 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Cove Point LNG Pier, MD: 2.4 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 3.0 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Cove Point LNG Pier, MD: 2.5 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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