Daily forecast
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Last update: 10:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Mar 04
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
5 kts
max 9 kts
2° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
03h
6 kts
max 9 kts
2° C
998 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
06h
6 kts
max 12 kts
2° C
997 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
09h
6 kts
max 10 kts
3° C
998 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
12h
6 kts
max 9 kts
5° C
995 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
15h
5 kts
max 6 kts
6° C
994 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
18h
5 kts
max 7 kts
5° C
993 hpa
0.1 m
3 s
21h
4 kts
max 6 kts
5° C
993 hpa
0.1 m
3 s
Thursday, Mar 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
4 kts
max 5 kts
5° C
991 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
03h
4 kts
max 8 kts
5° C
990 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
06h
4 kts
max 10 kts
0.89 mm
6° C
989 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
09h
8 kts
max 13 kts
1.87 mm
5° C
988 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
12h
6 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
988 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
15h
7 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
989 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
18h
7 kts
max 12 kts
4° C
991 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
21h
3 kts
max 4 kts
4° C
993 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
Friday, Mar 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
3 kts
max 3 kts
4° C
992 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
03h
4 kts
max 5 kts
4° C
991 hpa
0.2 m
4 s
06h
6 kts
max 11 kts
4° C
991 hpa
0.2 m
4 s
09h
8 kts
max 19 kts
0.86 mm
7° C
989 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
12h
5 kts
max 12 kts
1.71 mm
13° C
987 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
15h
11 kts
max 25 kts
0.65 mm
18° C
984 hpa
0.2 m
4 s
18h
12 kts
max 26 kts
0.52 mm
17° C
983 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
21h
15 kts
max 31 kts
17° C
982 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
Saturday, Mar 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
16 kts
max 34 kts
17° C
981 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
03h
17 kts
max 34 kts
17° C
979 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
06h
20 kts
max 38 kts
16° C
978 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
09h
21 kts
max 39 kts
14° C
981 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
12h
21 kts
max 35 kts
12° C
984 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
15h
19 kts
max 31 kts
10° C
988 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
18h
12 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
993 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
21h
7 kts
max 15 kts
6° C
996 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
Sunday, Mar 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
6 kts
max 13 kts
5° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
04h
5 kts
max 8 kts
4° C
996 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
07h
5 kts
max 10 kts
4° C
996 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
10h
9 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
996 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
13h
11 kts
max 17 kts
10° C
994 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
16h
10 kts
max 16 kts
12° C
991 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
19h
10 kts
max 18 kts
11° C
989 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
22h
12 kts
max 26 kts
10° C
988 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
Monday, Mar 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 29 kts
9° C
987 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
04h
12 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
985 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
07h
13 kts
max 32 kts
8° C
984 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
10h
15 kts
max 32 kts
11° C
983 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
13h
15 kts
max 28 kts
17° C
980 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
16h
15 kts
max 28 kts
19° C
980 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
19h
10 kts
max 21 kts
17° C
982 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
22h
12 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
986 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
Tuesday, Mar 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
10 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
990 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
04h
13 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
992 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
07h
13 kts
max 20 kts
3° C
994 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
10h
14 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
996 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
13h
13 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
995 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
16h
13 kts
max 22 kts
3° C
991 hpa
19h
14 kts
max 24 kts
4.19 mm
2° C
990 hpa
22h
15 kts
max 25 kts
8.48 mm
1° C
988 hpa
Wednesday, Mar 11
Wind
Weather
01h
15 kts
max 21 kts
1.05 mm
1° C
988 hpa
04h
13 kts
max 18 kts
0.42 mm
0° C
989 hpa
07h
12 kts
max 17 kts
1° C
989 hpa
10h
11 kts
max 16 kts
1° C
991 hpa
13h
9 kts
max 11 kts
2° C
992 hpa
16h
7 kts
max 8 kts
3° C
992 hpa
19h
8 kts
max 12 kts
2° C
993 hpa
22h
3 kts
max 6 kts
2° C
995 hpa
Thursday, Mar 12
Wind
Weather
01h
3 kts
max 4 kts
2° C
996 hpa
04h
8 kts
max 19 kts
2° C
998 hpa
07h
7 kts
max 18 kts
0° C
999 hpa
10h
9 kts
max 16 kts
2° C
1001 hpa
13h
9 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
1002 hpa
16h
6 kts
max 9 kts
4° C
1001 hpa
19h
6 kts
max 10 kts
2° C
1000 hpa
22h
7 kts
max 16 kts
2° C
999 hpa
Friday, Mar 13
Wind
Weather
01h
9 kts
max 23 kts
3° C
997 hpa
04h
10 kts
max 24 kts
3° C
995 hpa
07h
9 kts
max 22 kts
2° C
994 hpa
10h
9 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
991 hpa
13h
7 kts
max 11 kts
8° C
988 hpa
16h
6 kts
max 11 kts
11° C
985 hpa
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Forecast
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