Sitka Harbor, AK wind

Sitka Harbor, AK is a land weather station near Sitka. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from S (170°), gusting 20 kn, 2026-11-04 00:02 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 15:02 America/Sitka). 1002 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 100 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly SSE (146°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:02 UTC: 11 kn from S (170°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 23:52 UTC: 9 kn from SSE (160°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 22:52 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 21:52 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (160°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 20:42 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 19:52 UTC: 8 kn from S (170°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:52 UTC: 7 kn from S (170°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 17:52 UTC: 7 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn

Position 57.055, -135.349; exposure coastal. Sitka Harbor, 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 Sitka Harbor, AK: 3.2 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 Sitka Harbor, AK: 3.0 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Sitka Harbor, AK

Sitka/Gutierrez Arpt, 0.7 nm away
Sitka AML, AK, 3.9 nm away