Waukegan Harbor, IL wind

Waukegan Harbor, IL is a land weather station near Waukegan in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from ESE (120°), 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:50 America/Chicago).

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 25 readings, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSE (151°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°)
2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 8 kn from SE (140°)
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (160°)
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 11 kn from S (170°)
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (160°)
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°)
2026-11-03 17:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (160°)
2026-11-03 16:00 UTC: 11 kn from SSE (160°)

Position 42.361, -87.813; exposure coastal. Waukegan Harbor, IL 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 Waukegan Harbor, IL: 2.4 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 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 Waukegan Harbor, IL: 2.5 kn on average across 166 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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