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Last update: 17:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
173° S
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
-1° C
974 hpa
272° W
0.1 m
4 s
04h
116° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-1° C
971 hpa
255° WSW
0.0 m
4 s
07h
94° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-2° C
969 hpa
238° WSW
0.0 m
4 s
10h
114° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0° C
968 hpa
235° SW
0.0 m
4 s
13h
46° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.58 mm
1° C
966 hpa
235° SW
0.0 m
4 s
16h
346° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1° C
966 hpa
234° SW
0.0 m
4 s
19h
329° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1° C
968 hpa
270° W
0.0 m
3 s
22h
302° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1° C
969 hpa
316° NW
0.1 m
2 s

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
301° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0° C
970 hpa
302° WNW
0.2 m
2 s
04h
283° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
92%
1° C
971 hpa
299° WNW
0.3 m
3 s
07h
251° WSW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1° C
973 hpa
296° WNW
0.3 m
3 s
10h
239° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0° C
974 hpa
284° WNW
0.4 m
3 s
13h
224° SW
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1° C
975 hpa
256° WSW
0.5 m
4 s
16h
208° SSW
13 kts
max 21 kts
27%
1° C
974 hpa
247° WSW
0.5 m
4 s
19h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 23 kts
4%
1° C
975 hpa
245° WSW
0.5 m
5 s
22h
191° S
12 kts
max 27 kts
1%
1° C
975 hpa
243° WSW
0.4 m
4 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
190° S
12 kts
max 27 kts
96%
2° C
974 hpa
229° SW
0.3 m
3 s
04h
190° S
11 kts
max 23 kts
85%
2° C
974 hpa
234° SW
0.3 m
4 s
07h
184° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
97%
2° C
974 hpa
245° WSW
0.3 m
6 s
10h
180° S
10 kts
max 26 kts
29%
3° C
975 hpa
246° WSW
0.3 m
6 s
13h
176° S
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
973 hpa
244° WSW
0.2 m
6 s
16h
169° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
972 hpa
249° WSW
0.2 m
6 s
19h
151° SSE
9 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3° C
970 hpa
249° WSW
0.1 m
6 s
22h
127° SE
12 kts
max 31 kts
99%
11.79 mm
4° C
965 hpa
248° WSW
0.1 m
6 s

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
176° S
15 kts
max 36 kts
99%
4.21 mm
7° C
961 hpa
243° WSW
0.0 m
6 s
04h
226° SW
14 kts
max 30 kts
97%
0.69 mm
7° C
961 hpa
14° NNE
0.1 m
2 s
07h
328° NNW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
966 hpa
340° NNW
0.5 m
3 s
10h
325° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1° C
971 hpa
333° NNW
0.6 m
4 s
13h
341° NNW
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.84 mm
1° C
974 hpa
334° NNW
0.6 m
4 s
16h
350° N
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1° C
979 hpa
333° NNW
0.4 m
4 s
19h
13° NNE
13 kts
max 17 kts
88%
1° C
982 hpa
332° NNW
0.3 m
4 s
22h
44° NE
10 kts
max 15 kts
42%
0° C
984 hpa
334° NNW
0.2 m
4 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
63° ENE
9 kts
max 15 kts
67%
-1° C
984 hpa
338° NNW
0.1 m
3 s
04h
72° ENE
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-1° C
983 hpa
19° NNE
0.1 m
3 s
07h
87° E
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-1° C
981 hpa
78° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
10h
76° ENE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.57 mm
-1° C
978 hpa
74° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
13h
74° ENE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.59 mm
0° C
974 hpa
61° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
16h
64° ENE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.25 mm
-1° C
972 hpa
330° NNW
0.4 m
4 s
19h
65° ENE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.21 mm
-1° C
971 hpa
322° NW
0.8 m
5 s
22h
66° ENE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.07 mm
-2° C
970 hpa
317° NW
1.1 m
6 s

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
50° NE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.29 mm
-2° C
969 hpa
315° NW
1.3 m
6 s
04h
32° NNE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.33 mm
-3° C
971 hpa
315° NW
1.3 m
6 s
07h
14° NNE
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.42 mm
-4° C
974 hpa
316° NW
1.3 m
6 s
10h
7° N
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.7 mm
-4° C
978 hpa
316° NW
1.2 m
6 s
13h
356° N
19 kts
max 24 kts
97%
0.48 mm
-3° C
982 hpa
314° NW
1.0 m
5 s
16h
345° NNW
16 kts
max 21 kts
96%
-3° C
984 hpa
308° NW
0.9 m
5 s
19h
335° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
75%
-4° C
987 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
5 s
22h
303° WNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
56%
-4° C
988 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
5 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
244° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
5%
-4° C
987 hpa
258° WSW
1.0 m
5 s
04h
241° WSW
15 kts
max 22 kts
90%
-2° C
986 hpa
257° WSW
1.0 m
6 s
07h
226° SW
18 kts
max 29 kts
96%
-2° C
984 hpa
257° WSW
1.0 m
6 s
10h
214° SW
22 kts
max 35 kts
22%
0° C
982 hpa
256° WSW
1.0 m
6 s
13h
215° SW
24 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.63 mm
0° C
978 hpa
255° WSW
1.0 m
6 s
16h
216° SW
25 kts
max 36 kts
80%
1° C
975 hpa
254° WSW
0.9 m
6 s
19h
227° SW
24 kts
max 32 kts
85%
1° C
974 hpa
254° WSW
0.9 m
6 s
22h
240° WSW
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0° C
974 hpa

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
01h
246° WSW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0° C
973 hpa
04h
253° WSW
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0° C
973 hpa
07h
268° W
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0° C
973 hpa
10h
273° W
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0° C
974 hpa
13h
264° W
13 kts
max 17 kts
98%
0° C
974 hpa
16h
277° W
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1° C
974 hpa
19h
289° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0° C
974 hpa
22h
301° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0° C
974 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
01h
324° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-2° C
974 hpa
04h
326° NW
12 kts
max 15 kts
85%
0.41 mm
-3° C
975 hpa
07h
345° NNW
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-4° C
975 hpa
10h
355° N
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-4° C
977 hpa
13h
13° NNE
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-5° C
977 hpa
16h
14° NNE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
-5° C
977 hpa
19h
30° NNE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
-6° C
978 hpa
22h
75° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-7° C
978 hpa

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
01h
117° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
65%
-8° C
977 hpa
04h
132° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
48%
-9° C
977 hpa
07h
135° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
38%
-9° C
977 hpa
10h
156° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
89%
-8° C
977 hpa
13h
185° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
77%
-5° C
976 hpa
16h
180° S
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-3° C
975 hpa
19h
170° S
11 kts
max 20 kts
66%
-4° C
975 hpa
22h
175° S
12 kts
max 23 kts
87%
-4° C
974 hpa

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