Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3) wind

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3) is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SE (130°), gusting 12 kn, 2026-11-04 22:08 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 17:08 America/New_York). Air 22°C. 1019 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 24 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly E (88°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3) reported 165 readings, mean 15 kn, strongest mean wind 25 kn, strongest gust 31 kn, mostly from ENE (69°).

What it reports

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3) reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:08 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 21:08 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 20:08 UTC: 6 kn from SE (130°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 19:08 UTC: 4 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 18:08 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (150°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 17:08 UTC: 6 kn from SE (140°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 16:08 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (110°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 15:08 UTC: 8 kn from E (90°), gust 12 kn

Position 34.207, -76.949; exposure marine. Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3) 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 Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3): 2.1 kn on average across 164 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 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 Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3): 2.2 kn on average across 164 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3)

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