Sand Key, FL wind

Sand Key, FL is a land weather station near Key West in the Florida Keys sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SE (140°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:20 America/New_York). Air 27°C. 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 55 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly ESE (122°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 8 kn from SE (140°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 6 kn from SE (140°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 15 kn from SE (130°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 17:40 UTC: 13 kn from ESE (120°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 16:40 UTC: 13 kn from ESE (120°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 14:30 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 13:50 UTC: 11 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn

Position 24.456, -81.877; exposure coastal. Sand Key, FL 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 Sand Key, FL: 2.7 kn on average across 48 hourly comparisons, against 3.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Sand Key, FL: 2.4 kn on average across 48 hourly comparisons, against 3.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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Stations near Sand Key, FL

Key West, FL, 7.1 nm away
Key West Intl, 9.0 nm away
Key West, 13.0 nm away