Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, AK wind

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

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SW (230°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:12 Etc/GMT+11). Air 4°C. 994 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 94 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly WSW (250°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, AK reported 792 readings, mean 10 kn, strongest mean wind 25 kn, strongest gust 46 kn, mostly from SSW (213°).

What it reports

Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 10 kn from SW (230°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 7 kn from SW (220°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 6 kn from SW (230°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 4 kn from SSW (200°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 4 kn from SW (230°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 2 kn from E (90°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 7 kn from WSW (250°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 2 kn from ESE (110°), gust 4 kn

Position 53.889, -166.542; exposure coastal. Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, 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 Pilot Station, AK: 2.9 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 Pilot Station, AK: 3.1 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, AK

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