Matinicus Rock, ME wind

Matinicus Rock, ME is a land weather station near Rockland in the Penobscot Bay and midcoast Maine sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from E (100°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-03 22:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:50 America/New_York). Air 12°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 12 kn, 77 readings, gust 22 kn, peak mean 21 kn, mostly SW (219°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 13 kn from E (90°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 19:20 UTC: 13 kn from E (80°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (70°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (70°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 16:50 UTC: 10 kn from E (100°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 15:20 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn

Position 43.784, -68.855; exposure coastal. Matinicus Rock, ME 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 Matinicus Rock, ME: 2.6 kn on average across 161 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 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 Matinicus Rock, ME: 2.8 kn on average across 161 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Matinicus Rock, ME

Buoy F01, 17.4 nm away
Rockland/Knox Cnty, 19.8 nm away
DW7670 weather, 20.1 nm away