Mary Island, AK wind

Mary Island, AK is a land weather station near Ketchikan. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 6 kn from S (190°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 03:02 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:02 America/Sitka). Air 10°C. 1007 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 95 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 8 kn, mostly NNE (18°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 03:02 UTC: 6 kn from S (190°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 02:42 UTC: 6 kn from S (180°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 01:42 UTC: 4 kn from S (190°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 00:52 UTC: 4 kn from S (180°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 23:52 UTC: 4 kn from S (180°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:52 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (160°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:52 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:42 UTC: 8 kn from NNW (340°), gust 13 kn

Position 55.099, -131.182; exposure coastal. Mary Island, 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 Mary Island, AK: 4.7 kn on average across 55 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 Mary Island, AK: 4.7 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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