Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N) wind

Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N) is a land weather station near Masonboro. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 9 kn from E (80°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 21°C. 1022 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 47 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly ENE (58°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from E (80°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 9 kn from E (90°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from E (90°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 7 kn from E (80°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 19:30 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 18:30 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (60°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 16:30 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (60°), gust 11 kn

Position 34.171, -77.824; exposure coastal. Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N) 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 Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N): 3.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 5.5 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 Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N): 4.0 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 5.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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