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Rapa wind
Rapa is a land weather station. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).
Latest observation
Now 4 kn from WNW (300°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 13:30 Etc/GMT+10). Air 20°C. 1018 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 8 kn, 70 readings, gust 30 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly W (270°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Rapa reported 691 readings, mean 12 kn, strongest mean wind 20 kn, strongest gust 38 kn, mostly from NE (40°).
What it reports
Rapa reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, every 6 min.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (300°), gust 9 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 6 kn from WNW (300°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 5 kn from N (350°), gust 11 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:54 UTC: 8 kn from NW (310°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 6 kn from E (90°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 2 kn from SSE (150°), gust 4 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:42 UTC: 3 kn from E (80°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 2 kn from SE (140°), gust 4 kn
Position -27.618, -144.335; exposure marine. Rapa is on open water.
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 Rapa: 3.9 kn on average across 53 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 Rapa: 4.0 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.