Sand Point, AK wind

Sand Point, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 1 kn from E (80°), gusting 3 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 12:30 Etc/GMT+11). Air 6°C. 983 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 77 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly SSE (163°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 1 kn from E (80°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 1 kn from W (270°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 2 kn from WNW (300°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 0 kn, gust 0 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 3 kn from E (80°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 3 kn from E (80°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 3 kn from E (90°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (110°), gust 4 kn

Position 55.336, -160.502; exposure coastal. Sand Point, 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 Sand Point, AK: 5.9 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 Sand Point, AK: 5.6 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

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Stations near Sand Point, AK

Sand Point Arpt, 1.3 nm away