Key West, FL wind

Key West, FL is a land weather station near Key West in the Florida Keys sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 6 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:48 America/New_York). Air 27°C. 1015 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 79 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly ESE (115°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (110°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 7 kn from SE (130°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SE (130°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 8 kn from SE (140°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 8 kn from SE (140°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 10 kn from SE (130°), gust 15 kn

Position 24.556, -81.808; exposure coastal. Key West, FL 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 Key West, FL: 3.0 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 4.6 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 Key West, FL: 3.4 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 4.6 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Key West, FL

Key West Intl, 2.9 nm away
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Key West, 7.0 nm away