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Last update: 03:35 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)

Monday, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
02h
224° SW
6 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.84 mm
3° C
908 hpa
05h
213° SSW
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
909 hpa
08h
207° SSW
5 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.1 mm
3° C
910 hpa
11h
215° SW
6 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.06 mm
3° C
909 hpa
14h
212° SSW
6 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.43 mm
3° C
907 hpa
17h
212° SSW
4 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2.97 mm
2° C
904 hpa
20h
203° SSW
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4.39 mm
2° C
902 hpa
23h
196° SSW
6 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4.15 mm
3° C
900 hpa

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
02h
219° SW
9 kts
max 37 kts
99%
4.86 mm
4° C
897 hpa
05h
242° WSW
12 kts
max 41 kts
99%
2.68 mm
6° C
896 hpa
08h
264° W
9 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.29 mm
5° C
899 hpa
11h
237° WSW
3 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.74 mm
4° C
904 hpa
14h
218° SW
3 kts
max 5 kts
94%
0.4 mm
3° C
907 hpa
17h
167° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0° C
909 hpa
20h
117° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-2° C
910 hpa
23h
109° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-1° C
909 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, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
02h
205° SSW
1 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2.63 mm
1° C
907 hpa
05h
202° SSW
2 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4.2 mm
2° C
903 hpa
08h
214° SW
3 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6.76 mm
2° C
901 hpa
11h
233° SW
3 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4.06 mm
3° C
901 hpa
14h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.75 mm
4° C
901 hpa
17h
243° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.04 mm
4° C
903 hpa
20h
234° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.98 mm
4° C
903 hpa
23h
219° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
0.78 mm
3° C
904 hpa

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
02h
159° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
1.3 mm
3° C
905 hpa
05h
214° SW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.51 mm
3° C
903 hpa
08h
151° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4.42 mm
3° C
903 hpa
11h
250° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.95 mm
4° C
903 hpa
14h
235° SW
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.84 mm
4° C
904 hpa
17h
39° NE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.18 mm
-3° C
907 hpa
20h
50° NE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
-11° C
912 hpa
23h
57° ENE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-12° C
913 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, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
02h
49° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-11° C
912 hpa
05h
33° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-8° C
910 hpa
08h
2° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
1.1 mm
-5° C
909 hpa
11h
281° W
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
1.93 mm
-2° C
908 hpa
14h
216° SW
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.98 mm
-1° C
906 hpa
17h
184° S
1 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0° C
905 hpa
20h
211° SSW
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3° C
903 hpa
23h
203° SSW
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
902 hpa

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
02h
191° S
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
901 hpa
05h
204° SSW
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4° C
901 hpa
08h
190° S
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
902 hpa
11h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
904 hpa
14h
190° S
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
4° C
904 hpa
17h
153° SSE
2 kts
max 5 kts
88%
3° C
905 hpa
20h
109° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
74%
1° C
906 hpa
23h
95° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0° C
906 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, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
02h
73° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
-2° C
905 hpa
05h
115° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-2° C
903 hpa
08h
214° SW
5 kts
max 19 kts
99%
3° C
904 hpa
11h
206° SSW
4 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
907 hpa
14h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.82 mm
5° C
908 hpa
17h
192° SSW
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
910 hpa
20h
184° S
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
912 hpa
23h
141° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0° C
915 hpa

Monday, Dec 15

Wind
Weather
02h
94° E
1 kts
max 2 kts
63%
-3° C
915 hpa
05h
82° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-4° C
916 hpa
08h
75° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-3° C
916 hpa
11h
161° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2° C
917 hpa
14h
222° SW
3 kts
max 5 kts
81%
3° C
915 hpa
17h
214° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
74%
2° C
915 hpa
20h
159° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
57%
1° C
915 hpa
23h
123° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
39%
-1° C
915 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, Dec 16

Wind
Weather
02h
69° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
44%
-2° C
914 hpa
05h
86° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
39%
-2° C
913 hpa
08h
79° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
30%
-3° C
911 hpa
11h
135° SE
1 kts
max 3 kts
68%
2° C
912 hpa
14h
203° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
97%
4° C
911 hpa
17h
156° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3° C
912 hpa
20h
200° SSW
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
912 hpa
23h
204° SSW
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.97 mm
3° C
912 hpa

Wednesday, Dec 17

Wind
Weather
02h
202° SSW
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.22 mm
4° C
913 hpa
05h
209° SSW
5 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
914 hpa
08h
208° SSW
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
915 hpa
11h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 16 kts
95%
5° C
917 hpa
14h
217° SW
7 kts
max 18 kts
56%
6° C
915 hpa

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