Michigan City Harbor Entrance Light, Michigan City, IN wind

Michigan City Harbor Entrance Light, Michigan City, IN is a land weather station near Michigan City in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from SSE (150°), gusting 13 kn, 2026-11-04 01:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:00 America/Chicago). Air 22°C. 1009 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 14 kn, 77 readings, gust 28 kn, peak mean 22 kn, mostly SSE (166°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (150°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 12 kn from S (170°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 11 kn from S (170°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 19 kn from S (170°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 20 kn from S (170°), gust 28 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 14 kn from S (180°), gust 18 kn

Position 41.729, -86.912; exposure coastal. Michigan City Harbor Entrance Light, Michigan City, IN 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 Michigan City Harbor Entrance Light, Michigan City, IN: 2.2 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Michigan City Harbor Entrance Light, Michigan City, IN: 2.3 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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