Point Arden, AK wind

Point Arden, AK is a land weather station near Juneau. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from E (80°), gusting 21 kn, 2026-11-04 07:52 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 22:52 America/Juneau). Air 5°C. 1005 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 91 readings, gust 28 kn, peak mean 18 kn, mostly ENE (61°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 07:52 UTC: 12 kn from E (80°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 06:52 UTC: 14 kn from NE (50°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 05:52 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (70°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-04 04:42 UTC: 15 kn from NE (50°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 03:42 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (60°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-04 02:42 UTC: 16 kn from E (80°), gust 26 kn
2026-11-04 01:42 UTC: 18 kn from NE (50°), gust 28 kn
2026-11-04 00:52 UTC: 17 kn from ENE (60°), gust 25 kn

Position 58.159, -134.178; exposure coastal. Point Arden, AK 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 Point Arden, AK: 5.6 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Point Arden, AK: 5.2 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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