Wainwright, AK wind

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

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from ENE (70°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-04 01:02 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 14:02 Etc/GMT+11). Air -8°C. 1008 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 99 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly ENE (69°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:02 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (70°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 00:52 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (70°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 23:52 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (60°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:52 UTC: 10 kn from ENE (70°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:52 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (60°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 20:42 UTC: 5 kn from NE (50°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:52 UTC: 7 kn from NE (50°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 18:52 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°), gust 7 kn

Position 70.636, -160.034; exposure coastal. Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, AK: 3.1 kn on average across 55 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 Wainwright, AK: 3.0 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

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Stations near Wainwright, AK

Wainwright Arpt, 0.4 nm away