Ontonagon, MI wind

Ontonagon, MI is a land weather station in the Lake Superior sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from ENE (70°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/Detroit). Air 11°C. 1005 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 24 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly SSW (199°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 4 kn from NE (50°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 9 kn from WNW (300°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:50 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (70°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 3 kn from ENE (60°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 2 kn from SSW (200°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 3 kn from SSW (200°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 16:50 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (200°), gust 12 kn

Position 46.870, -89.330; exposure coastal. Ontonagon, MI 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 Ontonagon, MI: 2.5 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 3.5 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 Ontonagon, MI: 2.9 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 3.4 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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