Daily forecast
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Last update: 16:40 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
19 kts
max 23 kts
-5° C
1012 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
03h
19 kts
max 22 kts
-6° C
1012 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
06h
15 kts
max 19 kts
-6° C
1013 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
09h
12 kts
max 13 kts
-7° C
1013 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
12h
7 kts
max 8 kts
-5° C
1011 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
15h
9 kts
max 10 kts
-4° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
18h
10 kts
max 14 kts
-4° C
1007 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
21h
13 kts
max 21 kts
-3° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
15 kts
max 26 kts
0.54 mm
-2° C
1003 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
03h
16 kts
max 25 kts
0.46 mm
-3° C
1000 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
06h
15 kts
max 26 kts
-2° C
999 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
09h
16 kts
max 25 kts
0.72 mm
-1° C
998 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
12h
15 kts
max 24 kts
1° C
998 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
15h
15 kts
max 21 kts
3° C
999 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
18h
12 kts
max 20 kts
2° C
1002 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
21h
14 kts
max 21 kts
0° C
1003 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
Saturday, Jan 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
13 kts
max 20 kts
-3° C
1004 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
03h
14 kts
max 18 kts
-5° C
1006 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
06h
14 kts
max 21 kts
-6° C
1008 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
09h
15 kts
max 18 kts
-7° C
1010 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
12h
16 kts
max 18 kts
-6° C
1011 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
15h
16 kts
max 19 kts
-6° C
1013 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
18h
17 kts
max 20 kts
-6° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
21h
15 kts
max 18 kts
-7° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
Sunday, Jan 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
15 kts
max 19 kts
-8° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
03h
13 kts
max 16 kts
-8° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
06h
13 kts
max 18 kts
-9° C
1015 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
09h
12 kts
max 16 kts
-9° C
1015 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
12h
13 kts
max 16 kts
-7° C
1013 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
15h
12 kts
max 15 kts
-6° C
1011 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
18h
12 kts
max 17 kts
-6° C
1011 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
21h
11 kts
max 17 kts
-5° C
1010 hpa
0.6 m
3 s
Monday, Jan 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
12 kts
max 17 kts
-6° C
1010 hpa
0.7 m
3 s
03h
16 kts
max 20 kts
-7° C
1010 hpa
0.8 m
3 s
06h
18 kts
max 22 kts
-9° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
09h
19 kts
max 22 kts
-10° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
3 s
12h
18 kts
max 21 kts
-11° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
3 s
15h
19 kts
max 24 kts
-10° C
1018 hpa
0.6 m
3 s
18h
18 kts
max 28 kts
-11° C
1020 hpa
0.6 m
3 s
21h
16 kts
max 26 kts
-11° C
1021 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
Tuesday, Jan 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
15 kts
max 24 kts
-11° C
1021 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
03h
16 kts
max 24 kts
-10° C
1021 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
06h
15 kts
max 23 kts
-10° C
1021 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
09h
15 kts
max 23 kts
-10° C
1023 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
12h
15 kts
max 20 kts
-8° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
15h
14 kts
max 18 kts
-6° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
18h
10 kts
max 17 kts
-6° C
1022 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
21h
8 kts
max 15 kts
-6° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
6 kts
max 11 kts
-6° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
03h
9 kts
max 12 kts
-6° C
1020 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
06h
10 kts
max 17 kts
-4° C
1017 hpa
0.4 m
2 s
09h
13 kts
max 20 kts
-2° C
1014 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
12h
12 kts
max 24 kts
0° C
1011 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
15h
10 kts
max 24 kts
2° C
1009 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
18h
7 kts
max 20 kts
2° C
1010 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
21h
7 kts
max 13 kts
2° C
1010 hpa
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
00h
10 kts
max 14 kts
0° C
1013 hpa
03h
11 kts
max 16 kts
-2° C
1015 hpa
06h
11 kts
max 15 kts
-3° C
1017 hpa
09h
9 kts
max 11 kts
-2° C
1019 hpa
12h
9 kts
max 11 kts
-1° C
1019 hpa
15h
10 kts
max 10 kts
0° C
1019 hpa
18h
11 kts
max 14 kts
0° C
1019 hpa
21h
12 kts
max 14 kts
0° C
1018 hpa
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
00h
13 kts
max 15 kts
0° C
1018 hpa
03h
14 kts
max 17 kts
0° C
1016 hpa
06h
15 kts
max 17 kts
-1° C
1016 hpa
09h
15 kts
max 19 kts
0.44 mm
-1° C
1017 hpa
12h
15 kts
max 18 kts
1.77 mm
-1° C
1017 hpa
15h
13 kts
max 16 kts
0.56 mm
0° C
1018 hpa
18h
11 kts
max 14 kts
0° C
1020 hpa
21h
10 kts
max 12 kts
0° C
1021 hpa
Saturday, Jan 24
Wind
Weather
00h
9 kts
max 10 kts
0° C
1021 hpa
03h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-1° C
1021 hpa
06h
5 kts
max 6 kts
-1° C
1021 hpa
09h
5 kts
max 7 kts
-1° C
1022 hpa
12h
5 kts
max 6 kts
0° C
1021 hpa
15h
8 kts
max 9 kts
0° C
1021 hpa
18h
12 kts
max 13 kts
-2° C
1022 hpa
21h
13 kts
max 17 kts
-3° C
1023 hpa
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