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Nantucket Sound wind

Nantucket Sound is a weather buoy near Hyannis in the Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from SW (220°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/New_York). Air 15°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 52 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly SW (234°).

Recent readings

Position 41.497, -70.283; exposure marine. Nantucket Sound is on open water.

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 Nantucket Sound: 2.1 kn on average across 151 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Nantucket Sound: 2.2 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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