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Last update: 03:36 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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
02h
351° N
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
3° C
897 hpa
05h
340° NNW
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2° C
897 hpa
08h
340° NNW
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2° C
899 hpa
11h
347° NNW
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2° C
901 hpa
14h
352° N
22 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
900 hpa
17h
351° N
17 kts
max 24 kts
98%
5° C
901 hpa
20h
338° NNW
11 kts
max 23 kts
44%
2° C
903 hpa
23h
297° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
0° C
904 hpa

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
02h
225° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
-1° C
903 hpa
05h
222° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
-1° C
902 hpa
08h
231° SW
6 kts
max 15 kts
5%
5° C
901 hpa
11h
278° W
2 kts
max 9 kts
98%
12° C
899 hpa
14h
288° WNW
8 kts
max 14 kts
6%
15° C
897 hpa
17h
277° W
8 kts
max 12 kts
21%
15° C
896 hpa
20h
287° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
9° C
897 hpa
23h
259° W
7 kts
max 10 kts
73%
8° C
897 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, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
03h
223° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
9° C
896 hpa
06h
263° W
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
10° C
896 hpa
09h
257° WSW
5 kts
max 12 kts
51%
11° C
896 hpa
12h
285° WNW
2 kts
max 9 kts
18%
17° C
893 hpa
15h
266° W
19 kts
max 25 kts
7%
21° C
889 hpa
18h
290° WNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
9%
20° C
888 hpa
21h
296° WNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
4%
13° C
890 hpa

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
00h
237° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
11° C
890 hpa
03h
293° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
9° C
891 hpa
06h
3° N
13 kts
max 21 kts
8%
4° C
894 hpa
09h
2° N
9 kts
max 12 kts
9%
3° C
897 hpa
12h
84° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
87%
7° C
897 hpa
15h
130° SE
11 kts
max 11 kts
56%
10° C
895 hpa
18h
105° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
97%
10° C
894 hpa
21h
87° E
11 kts
max 19 kts
97%
6° C
896 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, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
00h
73° ENE
6 kts
max 11 kts
9%
2° C
896 hpa
03h
64° ENE
8 kts
max 13 kts
46%
1° C
895 hpa
06h
46° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
64%
-1° C
897 hpa
09h
21° NNE
7 kts
max 9 kts
5%
-1° C
899 hpa
12h
350° N
13 kts
max 17 kts
5%
4° C
901 hpa
15h
359° N
17 kts
max 21 kts
60%
8° C
901 hpa
18h
343° NNW
15 kts
max 19 kts
33%
5° C
903 hpa
21h
318° NW
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3° C
906 hpa

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
00h
315° NW
8 kts
max 17 kts
97%
2° C
908 hpa
03h
292° WNW
6 kts
max 13 kts
54%
0° C
909 hpa
06h
269° W
7 kts
max 15 kts
72%
-1° C
911 hpa
09h
288° WNW
9 kts
max 17 kts
4%
3° C
913 hpa
12h
319° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
4%
7° C
912 hpa
15h
329° NNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
4%
10° C
910 hpa
18h
224° SW
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
10° C
908 hpa
21h
179° S
10 kts
max 21 kts
3%
5° 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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
00h
198° SSW
11 kts
max 25 kts
4%
5° C
903 hpa
03h
266° W
11 kts
max 22 kts
4%
11° C
901 hpa
06h
259° W
7 kts
max 11 kts
92%
9° C
900 hpa
09h
252° WSW
6 kts
max 18 kts
79%
14° C
901 hpa
12h
287° WNW
15 kts
max 23 kts
96%
20° C
900 hpa
15h
299° WNW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
21° C
898 hpa
18h
27° NNE
12 kts
max 16 kts
91%
17° C
898 hpa
21h
1° N
6 kts
max 13 kts
98%
11° C
899 hpa

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
00h
316° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9° C
898 hpa
03h
346° NNW
9 kts
max 17 kts
97%
8° C
898 hpa
06h
206° SSW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
5° C
896 hpa
09h
205° SSW
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
9° C
894 hpa
12h
349° N
21 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
896 hpa
15h
342° NNW
20 kts
max 24 kts
95%
9° C
896 hpa
18h
327° NNW
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
898 hpa
21h
332° NNW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
901 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, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
00h
337° NNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2° C
903 hpa
03h
285° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
88%
1° C
903 hpa
06h
274° W
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1° C
903 hpa
09h
276° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
903 hpa
12h
159° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
902 hpa
15h
162° SSE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
898 hpa
18h
136° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
895 hpa
21h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.45 mm
5° C
892 hpa

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
00h
303° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
94%
5° C
887 hpa
03h
189° S
8 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
882 hpa
06h
248° WSW
10 kts
max 25 kts
99%
11° C
879 hpa
09h
247° WSW
27 kts
max 41 kts
99%
15° C
876 hpa
12h
290° WNW
21 kts
max 35 kts
98%
16° C
877 hpa
15h
341° NNW
26 kts
max 26 kts
67%
8° C
880 hpa

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Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 10:00 PM, 4:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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