Port of Milwaukee wind

Port of Milwaukee is a land weather station near Milwaukee in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SSE (150°), gusting 11 kn, 2026-11-04 00:40 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:40 America/Chicago). Air 15°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 77 readings, gust 22 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly S (190°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:40 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (150°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 5 kn from S (180°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 9 kn from SSW (210°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 10 kn from SSW (200°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 12 kn from SSW (200°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 11 kn from SSW (200°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 13 kn from SSW (210°), gust 18 kn

Position 43.005, -87.884; exposure coastal. Port of Milwaukee 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 of Milwaukee: 1.9 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 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 Port of Milwaukee: 2.0 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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