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Last update: 00:47 local time
This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Wind gusts (max kts)
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Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Tuesday, Mar 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
349° N
5 kts
max 10 kts
7%
-6° C
1000 hpa
358° N
0.1 m
2 s
05h
49° NE
6 kts
max 11 kts
28%
-7° C
1001 hpa
264° W
0.0 m
4 s
08h
61° ENE
7 kts
max 11 kts
71%
-6° C
1003 hpa
63° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
11h
80° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-4° C
1005 hpa
84° E
0.2 m
2 s
14h
88° E
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-2° C
1005 hpa
91° E
0.4 m
2 s
17h
94° E
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-2° C
1004 hpa
104° ESE
0.5 m
3 s
20h
104° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.12 mm
-2° C
1003 hpa
107° ESE
0.6 m
3 s
23h
113° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
76%
0.65 mm
-2° C
1003 hpa
113° ESE
0.6 m
3 s

Wednesday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
97%
-1° C
1001 hpa
113° ESE
0.6 m
3 s
05h
120° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0° C
999 hpa
113° ESE
0.6 m
3 s
08h
127° SE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0° C
997 hpa
114° ESE
0.6 m
3 s
11h
139° SE
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.03 mm
0° C
994 hpa
118° ESE
0.5 m
3 s
14h
161° SSE
7 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4.15 mm
1° C
992 hpa
143° SE
0.4 m
2 s
17h
195° SSW
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.76 mm
2° C
989 hpa
183° S
0.3 m
2 s
20h
222° SW
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3° C
989 hpa
214° SW
0.3 m
2 s
23h
249° WSW
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
2° C
989 hpa
230° SW
0.3 m
2 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, Mar 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
280° W
9 kts
max 20 kts
95%
1° C
989 hpa
252° WSW
0.3 m
2 s
05h
293° WNW
7 kts
max 16 kts
87%
-1° C
990 hpa
271° W
0.3 m
3 s
08h
287° WNW
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-2° C
991 hpa
280° W
0.2 m
3 s
11h
322° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
85%
0° C
990 hpa
292° WNW
0.3 m
2 s
14h
295° WNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1° C
992 hpa
294° WNW
0.4 m
3 s
17h
318° NW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1° C
992 hpa
290° WNW
0.5 m
3 s
20h
332° NNW
8 kts
max 16 kts
29%
-2° C
994 hpa
295° WNW
0.4 m
3 s
23h
334° NNW
6 kts
max 14 kts
6%
-4° C
995 hpa
332° NNW
0.3 m
2 s

Friday, Mar 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
332° NNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
17%
-4° C
995 hpa
352° N
0.2 m
1 s
05h
34° NE
7 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-4° C
995 hpa
18° NNE
0.1 m
1 s
08h
48° NE
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-5° C
996 hpa
43° NE
0.1 m
1 s
11h
68° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
15%
-3° C
997 hpa
56° NE
0.1 m
1 s
14h
86° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
3%
-1° C
996 hpa
66° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
17h
98° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
-1° C
995 hpa
75° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
20h
104° ESE
6 kts
max 12 kts
6%
-3° C
993 hpa
80° E
0.1 m
1 s
23h
96° E
5 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-3° C
992 hpa
82° E
0.1 m
1 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, Mar 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
83° E
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-2° C
990 hpa
82° E
0.1 m
1 s
05h
78° ENE
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-2° C
988 hpa
82° E
0.1 m
1 s
08h
69° ENE
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-2° C
986 hpa
79° E
0.1 m
1 s
11h
62° ENE
10 kts
max 16 kts
87%
-1° C
984 hpa
71° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
14h
17° NNE
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2° C
981 hpa
61° ENE
0.1 m
1 s
17h
341° NNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
981 hpa
21° NNE
0.1 m
1 s
20h
321° NW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0° C
984 hpa
326° NW
0.1 m
1 s
23h
312° NW
8 kts
max 18 kts
98%
-1° C
986 hpa
295° WNW
0.1 m
1 s

Sunday, Mar 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
296° WNW
7 kts
max 15 kts
35%
-2° C
988 hpa
290° WNW
0.2 m
3 s
05h
275° W
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-1° C
990 hpa
286° WNW
0.2 m
3 s
08h
293° WNW
5 kts
max 11 kts
59%
-2° C
992 hpa
285° WNW
0.2 m
3 s
11h
306° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1° C
994 hpa
279° W
0.2 m
2 s
14h
273° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1° C
996 hpa
276° W
0.3 m
3 s
17h
283° WNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2° C
997 hpa
277° W
0.3 m
3 s
20h
304° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
92%
0° C
998 hpa
279° W
0.2 m
3 s
23h
168° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
72%
-1° C
1001 hpa
310° NW
0.2 m
2 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, Mar 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
4° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
14%
-1° C
1002 hpa
76° ENE
0.2 m
2 s
05h
51° NE
8 kts
max 17 kts
9%
-2° C
999 hpa
80° E
0.2 m
2 s
08h
75° ENE
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-2° C
1001 hpa
76° ENE
0.3 m
2 s
11h
83° E
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1° C
1002 hpa
14h
80° E
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1° C
1001 hpa
17h
78° ENE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1° C
1001 hpa
20h
59° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0° C
1001 hpa
23h
32° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0° C
1002 hpa

Tuesday, Mar 28

Wind
Weather
02h
6° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-1° C
1001 hpa
05h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
76%
-2° C
1001 hpa
08h
8° N
4 kts
max 8 kts
4%
-2° C
1001 hpa
11h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 8 kts
33%
1° C
1001 hpa
14h
357° N
5 kts
max 9 kts
27%
2° C
999 hpa
17h
354° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
9%
3° C
998 hpa
20h
6° N
7 kts
max 13 kts
4%
-1° C
999 hpa
23h
341° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
-3° 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)

Wednesday, Mar 29

Wind
Weather
02h
348° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
50%
-3° C
997 hpa
05h
212° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-3° C
996 hpa
08h
191° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
-3° C
995 hpa
11h
206° SSW
6 kts
max 12 kts
91%
2° C
993 hpa
14h
228° SW
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
4° C
991 hpa
17h
231° SW
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
987 hpa
20h
70° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.76 mm
0° C
985 hpa
23h
337° NNW
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9.91 mm
-2° C
984 hpa

Thursday, Mar 30

Wind
Weather
02h
311° NW
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.46 mm
-4° C
983 hpa
05h
304° NW
11 kts
max 22 kts
71%
-4° C
982 hpa
08h
310° NW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
-6° C
984 hpa
11h
316° NW
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-5° C
984 hpa
14h
317° NW
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
-3° C
985 hpa
17h
314° NW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
-4° C
986 hpa

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