Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD wind

Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD is a land weather station near Dundalk in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from S (170°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 79 readings, gust 12 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly S (175°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (170°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from S (170°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 7 kn from SE (140°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from SE (130°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 11 kn from SE (140°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (120°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from SE (130°), gust 7 kn

Position 39.219, -76.528; exposure coastal. Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD 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 Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD: 1.9 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD: 1.9 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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