West Erie wind

West Erie is a land weather station near Vermilion-on-the-Lake in the Lake Erie sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SSE (150°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:00 America/New_York). Air 20°C. 1017 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 70 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SSW (192°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:20 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 10 kn from S (180°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 6 kn from S (190°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 6 kn from S (180°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 17:40 UTC: 10 kn from S (190°), gust 12 kn

Position 41.677, -82.398; exposure coastal. West Erie 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 West Erie: 1.8 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

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 West Erie: 1.9 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near West Erie

Vermilion River at Lake Erie, OH, 15.0 nm away
Marblehead, OH, 16.9 nm away
Huron Harbor Light, OH, 17.8 nm away
Old Woman Creek, Old Woman Creek Reserve, OH, 18.6 nm away
South Bass Island, OH, 20.1 nm away
Point Pelee, 17.2 nm away