Olcott Harbor, NY wind

Olcott Harbor, NY is a land weather station near Lockport in the Lake Ontario sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from SSW (200°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-03 23:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:00 America/New_York). Air 20°C. 1009 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 22 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSW (208°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:00 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 11 kn from SW (220°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 13 kn from SW (230°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 9 kn from SW (220°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 12 kn from SSW (210°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 17:00 UTC: 11 kn from WSW (240°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 16:00 UTC: 10 kn from SW (230°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 15:00 UTC: 7 kn from SW (230°), gust 12 kn

Position 43.341, -78.719; exposure coastal. Olcott Harbor, NY 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Olcott Harbor, NY: 2.8 kn on average across 160 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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 Olcott Harbor, NY: 2.9 kn on average across 160 hourly comparisons, against 3.5 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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