Mt. Desert Rock, ME wind

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

Latest observation

Now 13 kn from E (100°), gusting 15 kn, 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:00 America/New_York). Air 11°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 84 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 18 kn, mostly SSW (198°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 23:20 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 20:50 UTC: 12 kn from E (80°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 19:20 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (60°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (70°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 9 kn from ENE (60°), gust 10 kn

Position 43.969, -68.128; exposure coastal. Mt. Desert 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 Mt. Desert Rock, ME: 2.5 kn on average across 157 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 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 Mt. Desert Rock, ME: 2.8 kn on average across 157 hourly comparisons, against 3.3 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Mt. Desert Rock, ME

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