Magenta wind

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

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SE (140°), gusting 13 kn, 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC (Thursday 5 Nov 10:30 Pacific/Noumea). Air 29°C. 1016 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 70 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 11 kn, mostly SE (132°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Magenta reported 681 readings, mean 10 kn, strongest mean wind 23 kn, strongest gust 27 kn, mostly from ESE (122°).

What it reports

Magenta reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, every 6 min.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 10 kn from SE (140°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 8 kn from S (180°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (110°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 5 kn from S (180°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 1 kn from E (90°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 0 kn from N (0°), gust 1 kn
2026-11-04 17:42 UTC: 2 kn from NW (310°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 2 kn from NW (320°), gust 3 kn

Position -22.260, 166.474; exposure coastal. Magenta 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 Magenta: 2.7 kn on average across 50 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 Magenta: 2.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Magenta

Nakutakoin, 5.8 nm away
La Tontouta Arpt, 20.7 nm away