Weather stations · Conditions map
Portlock Bank wind
Portlock Bank is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 17 kn from ESE (120°), gusting 21 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:00 America/Anchorage). Air 8°C. 984 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 18 kn, 83 readings, gust 37 kn, peak mean 27 kn, mostly SE (125°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Portlock Bank reported 649 readings, mean 14 kn, strongest mean wind 27 kn, strongest gust 37 kn, mostly from SSE (148°).
What it reports
Portlock Bank reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 17 kn from ESE (120°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:50 UTC: 17 kn from ESE (120°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 19 kn from SE (130°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 19 kn from SE (130°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 19 kn from SE (130°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 21 kn from SSE (150°), gust 25 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 21 kn from SSE (150°), gust 27 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 23 kn from SSE (160°), gust 29 kn
Position 57.910, -150.129; exposure marine. Portlock Bank is on open water.
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 Portlock Bank: 2.7 kn on average across 49 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 Portlock Bank: 2.9 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.