Ward Cove, AK wind

Ward Cove, AK is a land weather station near Ketchikan. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from E (100°), gusting 22 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:12 America/Sitka). Air 11°C. 998 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 94 readings, gust 39 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly SE (133°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Ward Cove, AK reported 768 readings, mean 6 kn, strongest mean wind 16 kn, strongest gust 39 kn, mostly from ENE (74°).

What it reports

Ward Cove, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 8 kn from E (100°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 30 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (110°), gust 24 kn
2026-11-04 18:52 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 35 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 9 kn from E (100°), gust 29 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (120°), gust 29 kn

Position 55.402, -131.729; exposure coastal. Ward Cove, 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 Ward Cove, AK: 3.0 kn on average across 54 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 Ward Cove, AK: 2.9 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Ward Cove, AK

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