Potomac, MD
NDBC station 44042 · Moored Buoy · Mid-Atlantic
Potomac, MD, 1 mi SW of Point Lookout: waves 1.0 ft at 3 s, wind SW 10 kt gusting 12 kt, water 61°F, air 61°F — observed 31 min ago.
Wind reported 31 min ago · Waves reported 2.5 h ago · Water temp reported 31 min ago
Observed 9:36 PM UTC, Nov 8 · 31 min ago · Source: NOAA NDBC station 44042
The last 24 hours
Hourly readings from this station’s own reports. The dot is the latest report in the trend window.
Conditions in full
- Wind
- SW (220°) at 10 kt (5.0 m/s), gusting 12 kt (6.0 m/s) 31 min ago
- Waves
- 1.0 ft (0.3 m) · dominant period 3 s 2.5 h ago
- Water temperature
- 61°F (16.2°C) 31 min ago
- Air temperature
- 61°F (16.0°C) 31 min ago
Every value is this station’s own latest report; the time beside it is when that reading was taken. Fields this station does not report are not shown.
Tides near this station
Nearest tide station: Point Lookout, 1 mi NE of here.
- Point Lookout · 1 mi NE of this station
- Cornfield Harbor, Md. · 2 mi NW of this station
- Lewisetta, Va. · 8 mi WSW of this station
Tide times are NOAA CO-OPS predictions for the named station, in that station’s local time, fetched live when you open this page. Predictions, not observations.
Nearest stations
- Stingray Point, VA · 32 mi · waves 0.7 ft · wind SW 12 kt · water 62°F
- Gooses Reef, MD · 36 mi · waves 0.7 ft · wind WSW 14 kt · water 61°F
- Cooperative Oxford Laboratory · 45 mi · wind SW 7 kt
Station facts
- Station
- NDBC 44042
- Type
- Moored Buoy
- Operator
- Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS)
- Position
- 38.033°N, 76.335°W
- Region
- Mid-Atlantic
Full record, wave spectra and station history: NOAA NDBC station 44042.