Prudhoe Bay, AK wind

Prudhoe Bay, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 3 kn from E (90°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:48 Etc/GMT+10). 1000 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 20 kn, 73 readings, gust 36 kn, peak mean 33 kn, mostly ENE (74°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Prudhoe Bay, AK reported 587 readings, mean 13 kn, strongest mean wind 43 kn, strongest gust 50 kn, mostly from SE (124°).

What it reports

Prudhoe Bay, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 3 kn from E (90°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (70°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 6 kn from E (80°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 18 kn from ENE (70°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 30 kn from ENE (60°), gust 33 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 31 kn from ENE (70°), gust 35 kn

Position 70.400, -148.527; exposure coastal. Prudhoe Bay, 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 Prudhoe Bay, AK: 4.2 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 Prudhoe Bay, AK: 4.8 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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