diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nws/weather.py b/homeassistant/components/nws/weather.py
index 7e1ca37ab6b..f7890190490 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nws/weather.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nws/weather.py
@@ -190,17 +190,16 @@ class NWSWeather(WeatherEntity):
     @property
     def wind_speed(self):
         """Return the current windspeed."""
-        wind_m_s = None
+        wind_km_hr = None
         if self.observation:
-            wind_m_s = self.observation.get("windSpeed")
-        if wind_m_s is None:
+            wind_km_hr = self.observation.get("windSpeed")
+        if wind_km_hr is None:
             return None
-        wind_m_hr = wind_m_s * 3600
 
         if self.is_metric:
-            wind = convert_distance(wind_m_hr, LENGTH_METERS, LENGTH_KILOMETERS)
+            wind = wind_km_hr
         else:
-            wind = convert_distance(wind_m_hr, LENGTH_METERS, LENGTH_MILES)
+            wind = convert_distance(wind_km_hr, LENGTH_KILOMETERS, LENGTH_MILES)
         return round(wind)
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/components/nws/const.py b/tests/components/nws/const.py
index 6dee20a0759..8b23f9cc850 100644
--- a/tests/components/nws/const.py
+++ b/tests/components/nws/const.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ EXPECTED_OBSERVATION_IMPERIAL = {
     ),
     ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_BEARING: 180,
     ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_SPEED: round(
-        convert_distance(10, LENGTH_METERS, LENGTH_MILES) * 3600
+        convert_distance(10, LENGTH_KILOMETERS, LENGTH_MILES)
     ),
     ATTR_WEATHER_PRESSURE: round(
         convert_pressure(100000, PRESSURE_PA, PRESSURE_INHG), 2
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ EXPECTED_OBSERVATION_IMPERIAL = {
 EXPECTED_OBSERVATION_METRIC = {
     ATTR_WEATHER_TEMPERATURE: 10,
     ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_BEARING: 180,
-    ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_SPEED: round(
-        convert_distance(10, LENGTH_METERS, LENGTH_KILOMETERS) * 3600
-    ),
+    ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_SPEED: 10,
     ATTR_WEATHER_PRESSURE: round(convert_pressure(100000, PRESSURE_PA, PRESSURE_HPA)),
     ATTR_WEATHER_VISIBILITY: round(
         convert_distance(10000, LENGTH_METERS, LENGTH_KILOMETERS)