Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA wind

Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA is a land weather station near Hampton. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from SE (130°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 80 readings, gust 12 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly ESE (102°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 5 kn from SE (130°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (120°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 8 kn from E (100°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 6 kn from E (80°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 6 kn from E (90°), gust 7 kn

Position 36.977, -76.315; exposure coastal. Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA 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 Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA: 1.7 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 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 Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA: 1.8 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Willoughby Deguassing Station, VA

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Langley AFB, 6.9 nm away
Norfolk Intl, 7.3 nm away