Newport, RI wind

Newport, RI is a land weather station near Newport in the Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SSW (210°), gusting 12 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 8 kn, 78 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly SW (215°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 10 kn from SSW (210°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from SSW (210°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 9 kn from SSW (210°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 9 kn from SSW (200°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from SSW (200°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 12 kn from SSW (200°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 11 kn from SSW (210°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 14 kn from SSW (200°), gust 17 kn

Position 41.504, -71.326; exposure coastal. Newport, RI 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 Newport, RI: 2.1 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 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 Newport, RI: 2.1 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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