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New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA wind
New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA is a land weather station near Fairhaven in the Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 13 kn from WSW (250°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York). Air 15°C. 1023 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 7 kn, 79 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly WSW (253°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 13 kn from WSW (250°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 7 kn from W (260°), gust 9 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 7 kn from SW (230°), gust 9 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 5 kn from WSW (250°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 11 kn from WSW (250°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 10 kn from WSW (240°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 8 kn from WSW (240°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 10 kn from WSW (240°), gust 14 kn
Position 41.624, -70.906; exposure coastal. New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA 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 New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA: 2.8 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 3.3 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 New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA: 2.8 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.
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