Long Key, FL wind

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

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from E (100°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:20 America/New_York). Air 27°C. 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 54 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly ESE (103°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 8 kn from E (100°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 9 kn from E (100°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 20:20 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 13 kn from ESE (110°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 17:40 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (110°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 16:40 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (110°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 15:30 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 15 kn

Position 24.844, -80.864; exposure coastal. Long Key, 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 ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Long Key, FL: 2.2 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 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 Long Key, FL: 2.4 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons, against 3.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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