Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL wind

Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL is a land weather station near Near North Side in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from SSE (160°), gusting 15 kn, 2026-11-04 00:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/Chicago). Air 19°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 21 kn, 67 readings, gust 31 kn, peak mean 28 kn, mostly S (186°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 19 kn from S (170°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 20 kn from S (180°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 23 kn from S (190°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 28 kn from S (190°), gust 30 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 25 kn from S (190°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 24 kn from S (190°), gust 25 kn

Position 41.916, -87.572; exposure coastal. Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL 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 Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL: 4.2 kn on average across 156 hourly comparisons, against 5.4 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 Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL: 4.0 kn on average across 156 hourly comparisons, against 5.4 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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