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K1 Buoy wind

K1 Buoy is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 17 kn from ENE (70°), 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 21:00 Etc/GMT+1). Air 13°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 18 kn, 24 readings, peak mean 22 kn, mostly ENE (69°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days K1 Buoy reported 167 readings, mean 18 kn, strongest mean wind 27 kn, mostly from E (99°).

What it reports

K1 Buoy reports wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

Position 48.720, -12.430; exposure marine. K1 Buoy 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 K1 Buoy: 2.8 kn on average across 56 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 K1 Buoy: 3.3 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons.

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