Unalaska, AK wind

Unalaska, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from W (260°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 11:48 Etc/GMT+11). 994 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 73 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly W (277°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Unalaska, AK reported 587 readings, mean 9 kn, strongest mean wind 32 kn, strongest gust 42 kn, mostly from WSW (252°).

What it reports

Unalaska, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 10 kn from W (260°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 6 kn from W (270°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 6 kn from SW (220°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 2 kn from E (90°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 0 kn, gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 5 kn from W (280°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (150°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 0 kn, gust 1 kn

Position 53.880, -166.537; exposure coastal. Unalaska, 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 Unalaska, AK: 3.6 kn on average across 49 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 Unalaska, AK: 4.0 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Unalaska, AK

Dutch Harbor APL, AK, 0.3 nm away
Dutch Harbor Pilot Station, AK, 0.6 nm away
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska Arpt, 1.0 nm away
Captains Bay, 2.8 nm away