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Ketchikan, AK wind
Ketchikan, AK is a land weather station near Ketchikan. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 10 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 24 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 13:48 America/Sitka). 998 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 14 kn, 73 readings, gust 33 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly ESE (116°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Ketchikan, AK reported 585 readings, mean 6 kn, strongest mean wind 21 kn, strongest gust 33 kn, mostly from ESE (117°).
What it reports
Ketchikan, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 24 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 26 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 17 kn from ESE (110°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (110°), gust 20 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 13 kn from ESE (110°), gust 23 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 14 kn from ESE (120°), gust 20 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 14 kn from ESE (110°), gust 24 kn
- 2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 16 kn from ESE (110°), gust 27 kn
Position 55.331, -131.625; exposure coastal. Ketchikan, AK 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 Ketchikan, AK: 2.5 kn on average across 49 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 Ketchikan, AK: 2.9 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.
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Stations near Ketchikan, AK
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- Saxman Landing, AK, 1.4 nm away
- Ketchikan Harbor, AK, 2.4 nm away
- Ketchikan Intl, 3.7 nm away
- Ward Cove, AK, 5.5 nm away
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