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Poingam wind
Poingam is a land weather station. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).
Latest observation
Now 17 kn from E (100°), gusting 21 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 19 kn, 70 readings, gust 28 kn, peak mean 24 kn, mostly E (98°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Poingam reported 690 readings, mean 14 kn, strongest mean wind 26 kn, strongest gust 31 kn, mostly from ESE (118°).
What it reports
Poingam reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, every 6 min.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 17 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:54 UTC: 18 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:54 UTC: 17 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:36 UTC: 18 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:54 UTC: 19 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:36 UTC: 19 kn from E (100°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 17 kn from E (100°), gust 20 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC: 17 kn from ESE (110°), gust 19 kn
Position -20.081, 164.031; exposure coastal. Poingam 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 Poingam: 4.1 kn on average across 54 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 Poingam: 4.3 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.