Kiptopeke, VA wind

Kiptopeke, VA is a land weather station near Poquoson in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SE (130°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York). Air 17°C. 1026 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 78 readings, gust 11 kn, peak mean 9 kn, mostly SE (126°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (110°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 7 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 7 kn from S (170°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 6 kn from S (190°), gust 8 kn

Position 37.165, -75.988; exposure coastal. Kiptopeke, VA 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 Kiptopeke, VA: 2.6 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 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 Kiptopeke, VA: 2.4 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 3.0 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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