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Last update: 16:35 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, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
00h
147° SSE
7 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
996 hpa
03h
134° SE
7 kts
max 20 kts
98%
7° C
995 hpa
06h
154° SSE
10 kts
max 20 kts
92%
7° C
994 hpa
09h
138° SE
11 kts
max 24 kts
91%
7° C
993 hpa
12h
140° SE
15 kts
max 31 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
15h
134° SE
16 kts
max 33 kts
50%
8° C
988 hpa
18h
136° SE
17 kts
max 36 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
21h
142° SE
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
00h
140° SE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3.94 mm
7° C
982 hpa
03h
159° SSE
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.69 mm
6° C
980 hpa
06h
150° SSE
7 kts
max 17 kts
41%
4° C
979 hpa
09h
124° SE
10 kts
max 24 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa
12h
108° ESE
14 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.62 mm
6° C
973 hpa
15h
133° SE
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.44 mm
8° C
971 hpa
18h
127° SE
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
971 hpa
21h
127° SE
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
8° C
972 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, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
00h
133° SE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.44 mm
8° C
973 hpa
03h
129° SE
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
973 hpa
06h
125° SE
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
973 hpa
09h
117° ESE
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
974 hpa
12h
121° ESE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
973 hpa
15h
132° SE
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.62 mm
8° C
972 hpa
18h
140° SE
5 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.69 mm
7° C
971 hpa
21h
130° SE
4 kts
max 9 kts
90%
1.38 mm
6° C
974 hpa

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
00h
137° SE
7 kts
max 18 kts
5%
5° C
974 hpa
03h
119° ESE
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
975 hpa
06h
98° E
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
09h
103° ESE
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
12h
108° ESE
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
15h
125° SE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.0 mm
5° C
974 hpa
18h
122° ESE
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
21h
112° ESE
9 kts
max 22 kts
3%
5° C
978 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, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
00h
99° E
10 kts
max 24 kts
4%
4° C
979 hpa
03h
97° E
12 kts
max 27 kts
1%
4° C
980 hpa
06h
91° E
13 kts
max 28 kts
9%
4° C
980 hpa
09h
92° E
13 kts
max 28 kts
44%
4° C
981 hpa
12h
91° E
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
981 hpa
15h
89° E
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
18h
85° E
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
21h
85° E
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
981 hpa

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
00h
79° E
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3° C
981 hpa
03h
74° ENE
17 kts
max 33 kts
99%
3° C
980 hpa
06h
75° ENE
17 kts
max 34 kts
99%
3° C
980 hpa
09h
79° E
16 kts
max 30 kts
97%
3° C
983 hpa
12h
77° ENE
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
3° C
985 hpa
15h
80° E
11 kts
max 22 kts
63%
3° C
987 hpa
18h
73° ENE
9 kts
max 20 kts
57%
3° C
989 hpa
21h
75° ENE
7 kts
max 18 kts
37%
2° C
992 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, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
00h
74° ENE
5 kts
max 14 kts
80%
2° C
993 hpa
03h
76° ENE
3 kts
max 8 kts
90%
1° C
994 hpa
06h
106° ESE
2 kts
max 5 kts
80%
1° C
994 hpa
09h
128° SE
3 kts
max 10 kts
98%
2° C
993 hpa
12h
142° SE
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
992 hpa
15h
130° SE
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4° C
989 hpa
18h
124° SE
8 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3° C
986 hpa
21h
102° ESE
10 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
982 hpa

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
00h
95° E
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2.25 mm
2° C
978 hpa
03h
94° E
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.38 mm
2° C
976 hpa
06h
98° E
2 kts
max 7 kts
99%
5.75 mm
1° C
976 hpa
09h
84° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.62 mm
2° C
977 hpa
12h
80° E
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.62 mm
2° C
980 hpa
15h
44° NE
4 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.25 mm
2° C
982 hpa
18h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.44 mm
2° C
984 hpa
21h
35° NE
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.19 mm
2° C
985 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 28

Wind
Weather
00h
50° NE
3 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.69 mm
1° C
986 hpa
03h
58° ENE
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0.44 mm
1° C
985 hpa
06h
28° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1° C
984 hpa
09h
311° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
78%
0° C
986 hpa
12h
316° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
2° C
987 hpa
15h
1° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
4%
3° C
989 hpa
18h
107° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
6%
1° C
990 hpa
21h
119° ESE
5 kts
max 13 kts
77%
0° C
990 hpa

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
00h
109° ESE
6 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0° C
988 hpa
03h
124° SE
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1° C
984 hpa
06h
114° ESE
16 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.56 mm
1° C
977 hpa
09h
112° ESE
20 kts
max 45 kts
99%
3.88 mm
1° C
968 hpa
12h
137° SE
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4.62 mm
2° C
962 hpa
15h
142° SE
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.69 mm
4° C
955 hpa
18h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3.25 mm
6° C
951 hpa
21h
137° SE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
947 hpa

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    3km
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    3km
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    4km
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