Fort Morgan, AL wind

Fort Morgan, AL is a land weather station near Gulf Shores. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 01:54 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:54 America/Chicago). Air 24°C. 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 12 kn, 79 readings, gust 22 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly E (83°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (110°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 7 kn from E (100°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from E (90°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 8 kn from E (100°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 15 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 20 kn

Position 30.234, -87.994; exposure coastal. Fort Morgan, AL 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 Fort Morgan, AL: 1.9 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 3.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Fort Morgan, AL: 2.4 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 4.4 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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