Ludington, MI wind

Ludington, MI is a land weather station near Ludington in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from S (180°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/Detroit). Air 20°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 12 kn, 75 readings, gust 27 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly S (184°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 10 kn from S (180°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (160°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (170°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 10 kn from S (180°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 16 kn from S (190°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-03 19:48 UTC: 14 kn from S (190°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 14 kn from S (180°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 17 kn from S (190°), gust 27 kn

Position 43.947, -86.441; exposure coastal. Ludington, 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Ludington, MI: 2.8 kn on average across 147 hourly comparisons, against 4.0 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 Ludington, MI: 2.7 kn on average across 147 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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