Dutch Harbor APL, AK wind

Dutch Harbor APL, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from WSW (250°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:12 Etc/GMT+11). Air 4°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 94 readings, gust 27 kn, peak mean 18 kn, mostly W (261°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Dutch Harbor APL, AK reported 792 readings, mean 14 kn, strongest mean wind 35 kn, strongest gust 52 kn, mostly from SW (221°).

What it reports

Dutch Harbor APL, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and air temperature, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 11 kn from WSW (250°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 10 kn from WSW (250°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 7 kn from WSW (250°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 6 kn from SW (220°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 4 kn from WSW (240°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 1 kn from SE (140°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 3 kn from WSW (250°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 1 kn from SSE (150°), gust 2 kn

Position 53.884, -166.531; exposure coastal. Dutch Harbor APL, 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 Dutch Harbor APL, AK: 3.5 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 Dutch Harbor APL, AK: 3.7 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Dutch Harbor APL, AK

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