Midway Island, AK wind

Midway Island, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 20 kn from SE (130°), gusting 23 kn, 2026-11-05 09:52 UTC (Thursday 5 Nov 00:52 America/Juneau). Air 7°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 89 readings, gust 27 kn, peak mean 22 kn, mostly WNW (296°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Midway Island, AK reported 778 readings, mean 9 kn, strongest mean wind 26 kn, strongest gust 36 kn, mostly from SSW (191°).

What it reports

Midway Island, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and air temperature, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-05 09:52 UTC: 20 kn from SE (130°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-05 08:52 UTC: 17 kn from SE (140°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-05 07:52 UTC: 8 kn from SE (140°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-05 06:52 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-05 05:52 UTC: 2 kn from S (190°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-05 04:52 UTC: 5 kn from NW (320°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-05 03:42 UTC: 8 kn from NW (310°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-05 02:42 UTC: 9 kn from NW (310°), gust 12 kn

Position 57.837, -133.814; exposure coastal. Midway 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 Midway Island, AK: 4.8 kn on average across 54 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 Midway Island, AK: 4.9 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Midway Island, AK

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