Nikiski, AK wind

Nikiski, AK is a land weather station near Kenai. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 22 kn from NNE (30°), gusting 30 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 14:30 America/Anchorage). Air 7°C. 990 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 77 readings, gust 30 kn, peak mean 22 kn, mostly NE (44°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 22 kn from NNE (30°), gust 30 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 14 kn from NE (40°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 16 kn from NNE (30°), gust 26 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 17 kn from NNE (30°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 15 kn from NNE (30°), gust 26 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 16 kn from NNE (20°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 15 kn from NNE (30°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 15 kn from NNE (30°), gust 25 kn

Position 60.683, -151.399; exposure coastal. Nikiski, 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 Nikiski, AK: 2.8 kn on average across 49 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 Nikiski, AK: 2.6 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Nikiski, AK

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