Wales, AK wind

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

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from ENE (60°), gusting 15 kn, 2026-11-04 00:02 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 13:02 Etc/GMT+11). Air -1°C. 995 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 16 kn, 100 readings, gust 39 kn, peak mean 25 kn, mostly ENE (64°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:02 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (60°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 23:52 UTC: 13 kn from NE (50°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 22:52 UTC: 12 kn from NE (40°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:52 UTC: 10 kn from NE (40°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:42 UTC: 13 kn from NE (40°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 19:52 UTC: 15 kn from NE (50°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-03 18:52 UTC: 16 kn from NE (50°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-03 17:52 UTC: 21 kn from ENE (60°), gust 28 kn

Position 65.616, -168.094; exposure coastal. Wales, 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 Wales, 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 Wales, AK: 3.6 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Wales, AK

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