Fort-de-France Desaix wind

Fort-de-France Desaix is a land weather station near Fort-de-France. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from ENE (60°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 23:54 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 19:54 America/Martinique). Air 26°C. 1011 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 70 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 9 kn, mostly E (82°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Fort-de-France Desaix reported 686 readings, mean 8 kn, strongest mean wind 13 kn, strongest gust 28 kn, mostly from ENE (73°).

What it reports

Fort-de-France Desaix reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, every 6 min.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:54 UTC: 4 kn from ENE (60°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 22:54 UTC: 4 kn from E (80°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 21:54 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 20:36 UTC: 6 kn from E (90°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (110°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-04 16:54 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn

Position 14.618, -61.064; exposure coastal. Fort-de-France Desaix 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 Fort-de-France Desaix: 1.5 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons.

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 Fort-de-France Desaix: 1.6 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Fort-de-France Desaix

Fort-de-France-Pointe Negres, 1.9 nm away
Le Lamentin/Cesaire Intl, 3.9 nm away
François-Chopot, 8.4 nm away
Robert-Pointe Fort, 8.9 nm away
Lorrain Vallon, 12.7 nm away
Vauclin, 13.8 nm away