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Southwest Pass, LA wind
Southwest Pass, LA is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 7 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-03 22:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:00 America/Chicago). Air 25°C. 1013 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 14 kn, 24 readings, gust 23 kn, peak mean 20 kn, mostly E (100°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (110°), gust 8 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (110°), gust 9 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 11 kn from E (100°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-03 17:00 UTC: 11 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn
- 2026-11-03 16:00 UTC: 11 kn from ESE (120°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 15:00 UTC: 12 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
Position 28.906, -89.429; exposure coastal. Southwest Pass, LA 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 Southwest Pass, LA: 1.8 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 4.0 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 Southwest Pass, LA: 2.4 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
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Stations near Southwest Pass, LA
- Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, LA, 1.9 nm away
- South Pass 89E, 12.7 nm away
- Pilottown, LA, 18.7 nm away