Rappahannock Light, VA wind

Rappahannock Light, VA is a land weather station in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from SE (130°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York). 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 79 readings, gust 10 kn, peak mean 9 kn, mostly SE (135°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 7 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from SE (130°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SSE (160°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 3 kn from S (180°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 3 kn from SW (230°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from W (260°), gust 5 kn

Position 37.538, -76.014; exposure coastal. Rappahannock Light, VA 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 Rappahannock Light, VA: 1.8 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 1.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Rappahannock Light, VA: 1.8 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 1.8 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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