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Fairweather Ground wind
Fairweather Ground is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 23 kn from E (90°), gusting 29 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:00 America/Sitka). Air 9°C. 994 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 22 kn, 82 readings, gust 43 kn, peak mean 33 kn, mostly ESE (106°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Fairweather Ground reported 658 readings, mean 16 kn, strongest mean wind 35 kn, strongest gust 45 kn, mostly from ESE (106°).
What it reports
Fairweather Ground reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 23 kn from E (90°), gust 29 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:40 UTC: 21 kn from E (90°), gust 29 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 21 kn from E (100°), gust 27 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 21 kn from E (100°), gust 27 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 21 kn from E (100°), gust 27 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 19 kn from E (100°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 19 kn from E (100°), gust 23 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 19 kn from E (100°), gust 25 kn
Position 58.276, -138.024; exposure marine. Fairweather Ground 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 Fairweather Ground: 3.8 kn on average across 50 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 Fairweather Ground: 4.1 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons.