Virginia Key, FL wind

Virginia Key, FL is a land weather station near Key Biscayne in the Biscayne Bay and Miami sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from NE (40°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 26°C. 1015 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 78 readings, gust 26 kn, peak mean 20 kn, mostly E (88°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 12 kn from NE (40°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 10 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 9 kn from NE (40°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 13 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 12 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 13 kn from E (90°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 17 kn

Position 25.731, -80.162; exposure coastal. Virginia 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 Virginia Key, FL: 3.2 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 3.5 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 Virginia Key, FL: 2.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 3.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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