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New Canal Station, LA wind
New Canal Station, LA is a land weather station near Metairie. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 0 kn, gusting 2 kn, 2026-11-04 03:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 21:00 America/Chicago). Air 24°C. 1013 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 3 kn, 78 readings, gust 10 kn, peak mean 8 kn, mostly E (89°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 03:00 UTC: 0 kn, gust 2 kn
- 2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 2 kn from SSE (150°), gust 3 kn
- 2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 1 kn from SE (140°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (150°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 2 kn from SSE (150°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (150°), gust 7 kn
Position 30.027, -90.113; exposure coastal. New Canal Station, LA 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 New Canal Station, LA: 3.2 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
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 New Canal Station, LA: 3.4 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
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