François-Chopot wind

François-Chopot is a land weather station near Le François. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).

Latest observation

Now 0 kn from N (0°), gusting 0 kn, 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 19:30 America/Martinique). Air 26°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 70 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 8 kn, mostly SE (128°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days François-Chopot reported 686 readings, mean 5 kn, strongest mean wind 11 kn, strongest gust 18 kn, mostly from ESE (113°).

What it reports

François-Chopot reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and air temperature, every 6 min.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 0 kn from N (0°), gust 0 kn
2026-11-04 22:54 UTC: 1 kn from WNW (300°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 21:54 UTC: 2 kn from SSE (150°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 20:36 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 19:42 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (120°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 16:54 UTC: 6 kn from SE (140°), gust 11 kn

Position 14.630, -60.920; exposure coastal. François-Chopot 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 François-Chopot: 3.2 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 François-Chopot: 3.3 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near François-Chopot

Robert-Pointe Fort, 3.0 nm away
Le Lamentin/Cesaire Intl, 5.4 nm away
Vauclin, 6.7 nm away
Fort-de-France Desaix, 8.4 nm away
Trinité-Caravel, 9.0 nm away
Fort-de-France-Pointe Negres, 10.1 nm away