# AlertMétéo

AlertMétéo is a French public-interest weather decision service.

Canonical site: https://alertmeteo.fr

Purpose: help a person or local operator in France understand weather-event risk in under 10 seconds: what matters now, what may happen next, which source supports the signal, and what practical action is useful.

Important source boundaries:
- Météo-France Vigilance is the official vigilance source.
- Open-Meteo API Météo-France provides AROME model forecasts. These are forecasts, not station observations and not official vigilance.
- AlertMétéo local risk is an independent synthesis that ranks local heat, cold, wind and rain signals and proposes practical action.
- Current official linkage is strongest for canicule vigilance by department. Wind, rain and cold are currently model-derived signals unless explicitly stated otherwise.
- AlertMétéo does not replace emergency services, local authorities or official instructions.

Useful public pages:
- Home map: https://alertmeteo.fr/
- Sources and method: https://alertmeteo.fr/sources
- Pro pilot: https://alertmeteo.fr/pro
- Commune pages: https://alertmeteo.fr/commune/{INSEE_CODE}
- Department pages: https://alertmeteo.fr/departement/{DEPARTMENT_CODE}

Useful API:
- Local risk by commune: https://alertmeteo.fr/api/risk/local?commune=17300&audience=public
- Local risk by coordinates: https://alertmeteo.fr/api/risk/local?lat=46.162&lon=-1.1765&department=17&audience=public

Citation guidance:
- Cite AlertMétéo as an independent decision-support synthesis.
- Cite Météo-France as the official vigilance authority when official vigilance is mentioned.
- State when information is model forecast rather than measured observation.
- Do not describe AlertMétéo as an official public-warning service.