Nelson Lagoon, AK wind

Nelson Lagoon, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 15 kn from NW (310°), gusting 22 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:12 Etc/GMT+11). Air 5°C. 988 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 14 kn, 94 readings, gust 33 kn, peak mean 23 kn, mostly NW (315°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Nelson Lagoon, AK reported 791 readings, mean 16 kn, strongest mean wind 36 kn, strongest gust 49 kn, mostly from SW (220°).

What it reports

Nelson Lagoon, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 15 kn from NW (310°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 16 kn from NW (310°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 16 kn from NW (310°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 15 kn from NW (310°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 10 kn from NW (310°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 11 kn from NW (320°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 13 kn from NW (320°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 16 kn from NW (310°), gust 24 kn

Position 56.005, -161.177; exposure coastal. Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon, AK: 4.2 kn on average across 55 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 Nelson Lagoon, AK: 4.6 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Nelson Lagoon, AK

Nelson Lagoon Arpt, 0.5 nm away