Rock of Ages, MI wind

Rock of Ages, MI is a land weather station in the Lake Superior sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 17 kn from NE (50°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-03 23:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:00 America/Toronto). Air 10°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 17 kn, 23 readings, gust 29 kn, peak mean 28 kn, mostly ESE (104°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:00 UTC: 17 kn from NE (50°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 19 kn from NE (40°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 19 kn from NE (50°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 20 kn from NE (40°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 14 kn from NNE (20°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 14 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 16:00 UTC: 0 kn, gust 0 kn
2026-11-03 15:00 UTC: 2 kn from NNW (330°), gust 3 kn

Position 47.867, -89.315; exposure coastal. Rock of Ages, MI 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 Rock of Ages, MI: 4.2 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 4.7 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 Rock of Ages, MI: 4.5 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 4.8 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Rock of Ages, MI

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