NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands. wind

NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands. is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 16 kn from S (180°), gusting 19 kn, 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/Detroit). Air 14°C. 1009 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 19 kn, 63 readings, gust 31 kn, peak mean 23 kn, mostly S (183°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 16 kn from S (180°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 17 kn from S (190°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 17 kn from S (190°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 19 kn from S (190°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 19 kn from S (180°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 17 kn from S (190°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 21 kn from S (190°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-03 16:40 UTC: 19 kn from S (190°), gust 23 kn

Position 45.344, -86.411; exposure marine. NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands. is on open water.

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 NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands.: 2.2 kn on average across 151 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 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 NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands.: 2.3 kn on average across 151 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near NORTH MICHIGAN- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands.

Fairport, MI, 19.6 nm away