Thomas Point, MD wind

Thomas Point, MD is a land weather station near Mayo in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 9 kn from SSE (160°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:00 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 23 readings, gust 13 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly S (189°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 9 kn from SSE (160°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:00 UTC: 10 kn from S (180°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 12 kn from SSE (160°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 16:00 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 11 kn

Position 38.899, -76.436; exposure coastal. Thomas Point, MD 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Thomas Point, MD: 2.3 kn on average across 164 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Thomas Point, MD: 2.5 kn on average across 164 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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