Dunkirk, NY wind

Dunkirk, NY is a land weather station near Dunkirk in the Lake Ontario sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from S (170°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:20 America/New_York). Air 20°C. 1019 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 78 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly SSW (199°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 5 kn from S (170°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (150°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 4 kn from SE (140°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 3 kn from WSW (250°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 20:20 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (290°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 5 kn from W (260°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 7 kn from WSW (250°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 10 kn

Position 42.494, -79.354; exposure coastal. Dunkirk, NY 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 Dunkirk, NY: 2.4 kn on average across 160 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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 Dunkirk, NY: 2.2 kn on average across 160 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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