North of Eugene Island, LA wind

North of Eugene Island, LA is a land weather station near Patterson. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from WNW (300°), gusting 12 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 16:48 America/Chicago). 1011 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 75 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly WSW (239°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days North of Eugene Island, LA reported 521 readings, mean 12 kn, strongest mean wind 22 kn, strongest gust 24 kn, mostly from E (97°).

What it reports

North of Eugene Island, LA reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 11 kn from WNW (300°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 11 kn from WNW (300°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 12 kn from WNW (300°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 11 kn from WNW (300°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 18:30 UTC: 9 kn from WNW (300°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 8 kn from WNW (290°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 6 kn from N (350°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 9 kn from N (0°), gust 11 kn

Position 29.373, -91.384; exposure coastal. North of Eugene Island, 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 North of Eugene Island, LA: 3.7 kn on average across 44 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at North of Eugene Island, LA: 4.0 kn on average across 134 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near North of Eugene Island, LA

LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA, 5.2 nm away
Tesoro Marine Terminal, Berwick, Atchafalaya River, LA, 19.3 nm away
Patterson/Williams Mem, 20.4 nm away