Tolchester Beach, MD wind

Tolchester Beach, MD is a land weather station near Chestertown in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from SE (140°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:30 America/New_York). Air 17°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 78 readings, gust 11 kn, peak mean 8 kn, mostly SSE (162°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 5 kn from SE (140°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 3 kn from SE (140°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 4 kn from SE (140°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from SSE (150°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (160°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from S (190°), gust 8 kn

Position 39.213, -76.244; exposure coastal. Tolchester Beach, 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 Tolchester Beach, MD: 2.6 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 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 Tolchester Beach, MD: 2.5 kn on average across 155 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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