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Last update: 04:35 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 27

Wind
Weather
00h
108° ESE
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
979 hpa
03h
104° ESE
18 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.56 mm
4° C
974 hpa
06h
104° ESE
21 kts
max 43 kts
99%
1.25 mm
4° C
968 hpa
09h
111° ESE
20 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4.69 mm
4° C
966 hpa
12h
119° ESE
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.88 mm
5° C
966 hpa
15h
129° SE
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
966 hpa
18h
157° SSE
13 kts
max 27 kts
23%
6° C
968 hpa
21h
171° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
88%
5° C
970 hpa

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
00h
162° SSE
6 kts
max 15 kts
75%
5° C
974 hpa
03h
140° SE
5 kts
max 13 kts
61%
3° C
976 hpa
06h
119° ESE
4 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
978 hpa
09h
98° E
4 kts
max 8 kts
3%
3° C
980 hpa
12h
121° ESE
5 kts
max 11 kts
1%
6° C
982 hpa
15h
110° ESE
4 kts
max 10 kts
29%
7° C
982 hpa
18h
90° E
4 kts
max 7 kts
61%
4° C
984 hpa
21h
77° ENE
4 kts
max 12 kts
0%
3° C
984 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 29

Wind
Weather
00h
79° E
5 kts
max 15 kts
2%
2° C
984 hpa
03h
88° E
4 kts
max 11 kts
7%
2° C
985 hpa
06h
82° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
0%
1° C
984 hpa
09h
85° E
4 kts
max 12 kts
3%
1° C
985 hpa
12h
127° SE
8 kts
max 17 kts
14%
5° C
984 hpa
15h
117° ESE
9 kts
max 18 kts
11%
5° C
983 hpa
18h
119° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
96%
5° C
983 hpa
21h
117° ESE
12 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
983 hpa

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
00h
108° ESE
11 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
982 hpa
03h
105° ESE
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
981 hpa
06h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.0 mm
4° C
981 hpa
09h
118° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.31 mm
4° C
980 hpa
12h
119° ESE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.5 mm
5° C
979 hpa
15h
116° ESE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
18h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
21h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° 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 31

Wind
Weather
00h
114° ESE
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
03h
106° ESE
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.75 mm
5° C
980 hpa
06h
127° SE
3 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
982 hpa
09h
135° SE
3 kts
max 7 kts
50%
0.5 mm
5° C
984 hpa
12h
162° SSE
6 kts
max 11 kts
20%
7° C
985 hpa
15h
170° S
7 kts
max 13 kts
23%
8° C
985 hpa
18h
149° SSE
7 kts
max 18 kts
73%
7° C
986 hpa
21h
141° SE
6 kts
max 17 kts
95%
5° C
985 hpa

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
00h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5° C
983 hpa
03h
127° SE
10 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
980 hpa
06h
131° SE
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
3.94 mm
6° C
976 hpa
09h
145° SE
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.75 mm
6° C
975 hpa
12h
197° SSW
6 kts
max 14 kts
63%
8° C
976 hpa
15h
213° SSW
7 kts
max 16 kts
88%
0.62 mm
8° C
976 hpa
18h
193° SSW
6 kts
max 16 kts
95%
6° C
978 hpa
21h
170° S
5 kts
max 13 kts
95%
5° C
979 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, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
00h
142° SE
7 kts
max 20 kts
67%
5° C
979 hpa
03h
147° SSE
9 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa
06h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
978 hpa
09h
136° SE
8 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa
12h
126° SE
9 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
977 hpa
15h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 24 kts
52%
8° C
976 hpa
18h
98° E
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
21h
94° E
13 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
00h
88° E
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
03h
84° E
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
978 hpa
06h
84° E
15 kts
max 32 kts
99%
4° C
978 hpa
09h
84° E
15 kts
max 31 kts
99%
4° C
980 hpa
12h
81° E
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3° C
981 hpa
15h
80° E
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
981 hpa
18h
78° ENE
14 kts
max 31 kts
99%
3° C
982 hpa
21h
80° E
14 kts
max 31 kts
99%
4° C
983 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, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
00h
80° E
14 kts
max 31 kts
99%
4° C
982 hpa
03h
80° E
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
982 hpa
06h
84° E
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.0 mm
4° C
981 hpa
09h
87° E
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
12h
143° SE
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
983 hpa
15h
160° SSE
5 kts
max 13 kts
7%
7° C
983 hpa
18h
114° ESE
6 kts
max 16 kts
36%
5° C
983 hpa
21h
105° ESE
7 kts
max 19 kts
69%
5° C
982 hpa

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
00h
116° ESE
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
981 hpa
03h
93° E
12 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
979 hpa
06h
97° E
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
09h
97° E
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
12h
100° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
15h
99° E
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
18h
93° E
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5° C
976 hpa
21h
92° E
15 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa

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    3km
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    4km
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