Sombrero Key, FL wind

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

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from E (90°), gusting 13 kn, 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/New_York). Air 28°C. 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 12 kn, 77 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly E (90°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 11 kn from E (90°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 10 kn from E (80°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 12 kn from E (90°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 19:30 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 13 kn from E (100°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 16:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (100°), gust 19 kn

Position 24.628, -81.109; exposure coastal. Sombrero 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 Sombrero Key, FL: 2.5 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 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 Sombrero Key, FL: 2.6 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 3.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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