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K5 Buoy wind
K5 Buoy is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 15 kn from SSW (200°), 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 22:00 Europe/London). Air 9°C. 1037 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 11 kn, 24 readings, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SSW (192°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days K5 Buoy reported 167 readings, mean 16 kn, strongest mean wind 28 kn, mostly from SSW (203°).
What it reports
K5 Buoy reports wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 15 kn from SSW (200°)
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°)
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 7 kn from S (170°)
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 9 kn from SSE (160°)
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 9 kn from S (170°)
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°)
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 9 kn from S (180°)
- 2026-11-04 15:00 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°)
Position 59.150, -11.790; exposure marine. K5 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 K5 Buoy: 2.2 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 K5 Buoy: 2.5 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.