S.W. Pier, MI wind

S.W. Pier, MI is a land weather station near Sault Ste. Marie. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 2 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:48 America/Detroit). Air 15°C. 1011 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 75 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly ESE (112°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 2 kn from ESE (110°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (120°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 3 kn from NNE (20°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 2 kn from ESE (110°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 3 kn from E (90°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 19:48 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (150°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (150°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 2 kn from ESE (110°), gust 3 kn

Position 46.501, -84.372; exposure coastal. S.W. Pier, 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 S.W. Pier, MI: 2.0 kn on average across 146 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 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 S.W. Pier, MI: 1.9 kn on average across 146 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near S.W. Pier, MI

Sault Ste Marie Muni, 1.4 nm away
Little Rapids, MI, 3.0 nm away
Sault Ste Marie Arpt, 5.6 nm away
Sault Ste. Marie Airport, 6.1 nm away
Sault Ste Marie, 5.8 nm away
Point Iroquois, MI, 10.7 nm away