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East Scotia Slope wind
East Scotia Slope is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 14 kn from WSW (240°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 19:00 America/Halifax). Air 16°C. 1019 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 13 kn, 24 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SE (137°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days East Scotia Slope reported 166 readings, mean 15 kn, strongest mean wind 23 kn, strongest gust 29 kn, mostly from WNW (285°).
What it reports
East Scotia Slope reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 14 kn from WSW (240°), gust 17 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 12 kn from WSW (240°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 14 kn from SW (230°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 12 kn from SW (220°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 10 kn from SW (230°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 12 kn from SW (230°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 14 kn from SSW (210°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 10 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn
Position 42.260, -62.030; exposure marine. East Scotia Slope is on open water.
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 East Scotia Slope: 1.8 kn on average across 54 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 East Scotia Slope: 1.5 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.