King Cove, AK wind

King Cove, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 13 kn from NNW (330°), gusting 22 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 11:48 Etc/GMT+11). 990 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 73 readings, gust 25 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly NNW (344°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days King Cove, AK reported 585 readings, mean 12 kn, strongest mean wind 27 kn, strongest gust 56 kn, mostly from SW (221°).

What it reports

King Cove, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 13 kn from NNW (330°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 12 kn from NNW (340°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from NNW (340°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 11 kn from N (10°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 11 kn from NNW (330°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 7 kn from NNW (330°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 9 kn from NW (310°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 8 kn from N (350°), gust 13 kn

Position 55.062, -162.327; exposure coastal. King Cove, 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 King Cove, AK: 3.0 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 King Cove, AK: 2.9 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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