Little Rapids, MI wind

Little Rapids, MI is a land weather station near Sault Ste. Marie. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 2 kn from SE (130°), gusting 3 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/Detroit). Air 14°C. 1011 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 76 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly SE (143°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 2 kn from SE (130°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 1 kn from SE (140°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (110°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (150°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 19:48 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (150°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (160°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from SSE (150°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 10 kn

Position 46.486, -84.302; exposure coastal. Little Rapids, MI 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 Little Rapids, MI: 1.5 kn on average across 48 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Little Rapids, MI: 1.5 kn on average across 48 hourly comparisons, against 2.0 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Little Rapids, MI

S.W. Pier, MI, 3.0 nm away
Sault Ste Marie Muni, 2.3 nm away
Sault Ste Marie Arpt, 8.4 nm away
Sault Ste. Marie Airport, 8.9 nm away
West Neebish Island, MI, 12.7 nm away
Sault Ste Marie, 8.6 nm away