Port Lavaca, TX wind

Port Lavaca, TX is a land weather station near Port Lavaca. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from NNE (30°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:30 America/Chicago). Air 24°C. 1010 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 78 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SSW (195°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 8 kn from NNE (30°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 8 kn from NNE (20°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 9 kn from N (0°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from N (0°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 13 kn from NNW (340°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 12 kn from SW (230°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 13 kn from SW (230°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 11 kn from SW (230°), gust 15 kn

Position 28.640, -96.609; exposure coastal. Port Lavaca, TX 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 Port Lavaca, TX: 2.1 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Port Lavaca, TX: 2.5 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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