Washington, DC wind

Washington, DC is a land weather station near The Wharf in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 3 kn from SSW (200°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 19°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 3 kn, 79 readings, gust 11 kn, peak mean 8 kn, mostly S (187°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from SSW (200°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 2 kn from S (190°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 4 kn from SSW (210°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 4 kn from S (190°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (200°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 10 kn

Position 38.873, -77.021; exposure coastal. Washington, DC 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Washington, DC: 1.5 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 1.8 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Washington, DC: 1.5 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 1.8 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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