Money Point, VA wind

Money Point, VA is a land weather station near Chesapeake. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 3 kn from SE (140°), gusting 3 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 2 kn, 79 readings, gust 13 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly SE (129°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 5 kn from SSE (160°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 0 kn, gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (160°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 2 kn from SW (220°), gust 3 kn

Position 36.778, -76.302; exposure coastal. Money Point, VA 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 Money Point, VA: 2.3 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 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 Money Point, VA: 2.5 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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