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Point Gardner wind
Point Gardner is a land weather station near Sitka. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 6 kn from ESE (120°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:12 America/Sitka). Air 7°C. 996 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 8 kn, 94 readings, gust 34 kn, peak mean 21 kn, mostly ESE (111°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Point Gardner reported 794 readings, mean 9 kn, strongest mean wind 22 kn, strongest gust 34 kn, mostly from E (88°).
What it reports
Point Gardner reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 15 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 15 kn
Position 57.016, -134.618; exposure coastal. Point Gardner 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 Gardner: 3.5 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 Gardner: 3.6 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.