Galveston RR Bridge, TX wind

Galveston RR Bridge, TX is a land weather station near Texas City. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from N (350°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 04:18 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 22:18 America/Chicago). 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 76 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly S (173°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 04:18 UTC: 10 kn from N (350°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 03:48 UTC: 8 kn from N (0°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 11 kn from N (0°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 10 kn from N (350°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 11 kn from NNW (340°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 6 kn from NNW (330°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from SW (220°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 13 kn from S (190°), gust 15 kn

Position 29.302, -94.896; exposure coastal. Galveston RR Bridge, TX 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 Galveston RR Bridge, TX: 1.7 kn on average across 152 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 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 Galveston RR Bridge, TX: 1.8 kn on average across 152 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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