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Last update: 11:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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)

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
01h
339° NNW
4 kts
max 9 kts
16%
-11° C
874 hpa
04h
330° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
10%
-12° C
873 hpa
07h
345° NNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-11° C
873 hpa
10h
324° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-4° C
874 hpa
13h
225° SW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3° C
872 hpa
16h
239° WSW
5 kts
max 10 kts
87%
5° C
870 hpa
19h
232° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-3° C
870 hpa
22h
240° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-3° C
870 hpa

Wednesday, Feb 25

Wind
Weather
01h
287° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
-4° C
869 hpa
04h
274° W
4 kts
max 10 kts
85%
-4° C
867 hpa
07h
287° WNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-4° C
867 hpa
10h
262° W
5 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
867 hpa
13h
262° W
5 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5° C
867 hpa
16h
261° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.51 mm
2° C
867 hpa
19h
281° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.79 mm
2° C
867 hpa
22h
235° SW
4 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.61 mm
4° C
867 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)

Thursday, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
01h
219° SW
4 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.68 mm
5° C
866 hpa
04h
221° SW
6 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
865 hpa
07h
208° SSW
3 kts
max 10 kts
99%
5.24 mm
6° C
865 hpa
10h
222° SW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4.86 mm
6° C
866 hpa
13h
251° WSW
3 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.48 mm
7° C
866 hpa
16h
253° WSW
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
7° C
866 hpa
19h
299° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
7° C
868 hpa
22h
334° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
90%
6° C
869 hpa

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
01h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
6° C
869 hpa
04h
331° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
94%
6° C
870 hpa
07h
6° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
85%
5° C
871 hpa
10h
171° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
45%
9° C
873 hpa
13h
181° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
61%
11° C
872 hpa
16h
177° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
69%
12° C
872 hpa
19h
146° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
54%
6° C
873 hpa
22h
149° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
875 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)

Saturday, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
01h
138° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
61%
5° C
875 hpa
04h
313° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
13%
3° C
874 hpa
07h
354° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
3° C
874 hpa
10h
280° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
2%
11° C
876 hpa
13h
203° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
3%
15° C
875 hpa
16h
207° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
6%
15° C
874 hpa
19h
139° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
8° C
875 hpa
22h
24° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
6° C
876 hpa

Sunday, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
01h
347° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
5° C
876 hpa
04h
344° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
5° C
876 hpa
07h
346° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
4° C
877 hpa
10h
145° SE
0 kts
max 1 kts
99%
13° C
878 hpa
13h
190° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
877 hpa
16h
173° S
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
877 hpa
19h
156° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
8° C
878 hpa
22h
140° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
34%
7° C
878 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)

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
01h
140° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
67%
6° C
878 hpa
04h
139° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
7° C
877 hpa
07h
162° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
7° C
877 hpa
10h
179° S
4 kts
max 7 kts
85%
9° C
878 hpa
13h
191° S
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
10° C
876 hpa
16h
204° SSW
4 kts
max 9 kts
98%
11° C
875 hpa
19h
219° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
10° C
875 hpa
22h
252° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
94%
10° C
876 hpa

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
01h
240° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
5%
10° C
875 hpa
04h
280° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
10° C
875 hpa
07h
303° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
57%
9° C
876 hpa
10h
221° SW
3 kts
max 8 kts
43%
15° C
877 hpa
13h
218° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
70%
1.05 mm
18° C
876 hpa
16h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.96 mm
13° C
876 hpa
19h
157° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
97%
1.3 mm
10° C
878 hpa
22h
171° S
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.72 mm
9° C
879 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, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
01h
201° SSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.67 mm
9° C
878 hpa
04h
258° WSW
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
10° C
877 hpa
07h
306° NW
4 kts
max 7 kts
75%
10° C
877 hpa
10h
316° NW
5 kts
max 11 kts
7%
15° C
879 hpa
13h
315° NW
4 kts
max 8 kts
56%
18° C
879 hpa
16h
334° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
17%
19° C
878 hpa
19h
2° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
6%
11° C
880 hpa
22h
105° ESE
4 kts
max 10 kts
84%
11° C
881 hpa

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
01h
117° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
66%
8° C
882 hpa
04h
123° ESE
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
8° C
882 hpa
07h
106° ESE
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
884 hpa
10h
114° ESE
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.54 mm
5° C
885 hpa
13h
120° ESE
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2.14 mm
5° C
884 hpa
16h
126° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.82 mm
4° C
883 hpa

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    18km
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    23km
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    24km
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    24km

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