Point Bishop, AK wind

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

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from NE (50°), gusting 20 kn, 2026-11-04 01:10 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:10 America/Juneau). Air 6°C. 1005 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 21 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly NNE (32°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:10 UTC: 7 kn from NE (50°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 00:10 UTC: 15 kn from NNE (30°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 23:10 UTC: 12 kn from NE (40°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 21:10 UTC: 12 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:10 UTC: 9 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 18:10 UTC: 2 kn from NW (310°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 17:10 UTC: 7 kn from NNE (30°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 15:10 UTC: 1 kn from NNE (30°), gust 4 kn

Position 58.203, -134.148; exposure coastal. Point Bishop, 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 Bishop, AK: 3.6 kn on average across 54 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 Bishop, AK: 3.6 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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