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Last update: 22:38 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)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
03h
227° SW
4 kts
max 12 kts
4%
2° C
996 hpa
06h
199° SSW
3 kts
max 9 kts
77%
2° C
997 hpa
09h
168° SSE
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2° C
998 hpa
12h
169° S
6 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
15h
163° SSE
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
994 hpa
18h
155° SSE
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2° C
992 hpa
21h
150° SSE
7 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.38 mm
3° C
990 hpa

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
00h
175° S
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.75 mm
4° C
987 hpa
03h
180° S
6 kts
max 17 kts
5%
4° C
986 hpa
06h
178° S
6 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
986 hpa
09h
158° SSE
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
986 hpa
12h
130° SE
3 kts
max 9 kts
99%
5° C
985 hpa
15h
69° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
5° C
982 hpa
18h
35° NE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
980 hpa
21h
305° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
981 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
00h
261° W
3 kts
max 7 kts
7%
3° C
984 hpa
03h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
16%
2° C
986 hpa
06h
130° SE
5 kts
max 15 kts
35%
2° C
987 hpa
09h
150° SSE
6 kts
max 18 kts
58%
3° C
989 hpa
12h
136° SE
6 kts
max 16 kts
13%
5° C
991 hpa
15h
142° SE
7 kts
max 19 kts
38%
6° C
992 hpa
18h
121° ESE
6 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
993 hpa
21h
112° ESE
5 kts
max 15 kts
98%
4° C
995 hpa

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
00h
103° ESE
5 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
996 hpa
03h
88° E
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
996 hpa
06h
95° E
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
09h
84° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
12h
118° ESE
3 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1000 hpa
15h
144° SE
6 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1001 hpa
18h
146° SE
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
21h
121° ESE
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1004 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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
00h
101° E
3 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1004 hpa
03h
89° E
4 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
1004 hpa
06h
72° ENE
3 kts
max 10 kts
99%
5° C
1004 hpa
09h
90° E
4 kts
max 15 kts
99%
5° C
1004 hpa
12h
90° E
6 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
1002 hpa
15h
121° ESE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.88 mm
6° C
1000 hpa
18h
105° ESE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1000 hpa
21h
112° ESE
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
00h
115° ESE
5 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
03h
107° ESE
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
998 hpa
06h
110° ESE
3 kts
max 9 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
09h
104° ESE
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.62 mm
5° C
997 hpa
12h
98° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.44 mm
5° C
996 hpa
15h
115° ESE
5 kts
max 12 kts
93%
5° C
996 hpa
18h
151° SSE
6 kts
max 17 kts
11%
5° C
997 hpa
21h
147° SSE
5 kts
max 13 kts
4%
4° C
999 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)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
00h
117° ESE
5 kts
max 15 kts
13%
3° C
1000 hpa
03h
116° ESE
6 kts
max 17 kts
48%
3° C
1001 hpa
06h
103° ESE
6 kts
max 17 kts
4%
3° C
1002 hpa
09h
103° ESE
4 kts
max 15 kts
9%
3° C
1004 hpa
12h
107° ESE
6 kts
max 18 kts
4%
6° C
1005 hpa
15h
100° E
6 kts
max 14 kts
4%
7° C
1005 hpa
18h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
1007 hpa
21h
72° ENE
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
1007 hpa

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
00h
65° ENE
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
1008 hpa
03h
60° ENE
6 kts
max 15 kts
97%
5° C
1008 hpa
06h
69° ENE
8 kts
max 20 kts
4%
3° C
1008 hpa
09h
70° ENE
6 kts
max 19 kts
4%
2° C
1009 hpa
12h
81° E
8 kts
max 14 kts
13%
4° C
1009 hpa
15h
79° E
6 kts
max 11 kts
9%
4° C
1008 hpa
18h
85° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
90%
2° C
1008 hpa
21h
103° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
67%
2° C
1009 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
153° SSE
3 kts
max 7 kts
71%
1° C
1009 hpa
03h
158° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1° C
1010 hpa
06h
200° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
1° C
1011 hpa
09h
282° WNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
86%
1° C
1013 hpa
12h
333° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
66%
3° C
1014 hpa
15h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
1014 hpa
18h
175° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
1015 hpa
21h
185° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
1016 hpa

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
00h
161° SSE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
1016 hpa
03h
144° SE
3 kts
max 7 kts
89%
4° C
1015 hpa
06h
141° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3° C
1015 hpa
09h
129° SE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
1015 hpa
12h
160° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
1014 hpa
15h
161° SSE
6 kts
max 12 kts
69%
7° C
1013 hpa
18h
152° SSE
6 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5° C
1012 hpa
21h
154° SSE
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5° C
1011 hpa

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    3km
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    3km
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    4km
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