Saxman Landing, AK wind

Saxman Landing, AK is a land weather station near Ketchikan. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 13 kn from E (100°), gusting 31 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:12 America/Sitka). Air 9°C. 997 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 94 readings, gust 35 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly ESE (102°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Saxman Landing, AK reported 794 readings, mean 5 kn, strongest mean wind 22 kn, strongest gust 44 kn, mostly from E (90°).

What it reports

Saxman Landing, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 31 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 31 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 13 kn from E (90°), gust 35 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 14 kn from E (100°), gust 29 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 9 kn from E (100°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 10 kn from E (100°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (110°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (110°), gust 16 kn

Position 55.315, -131.596; exposure coastal. Saxman Landing, 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 Saxman Landing, AK: 2.5 kn on average across 55 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 Saxman Landing, AK: 2.6 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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