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Last update: 23:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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, Dec 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
04h
312° NW
21 kts
max 26 kts
99%
-9° C
987 hpa
305° NW
1.9 m
7 s
07h
318° NW
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-9° C
988 hpa
306° NW
1.8 m
7 s
10h
322° NW
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-9° C
990 hpa
306° NW
1.4 m
6 s
13h
305° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-8° C
990 hpa
308° NW
1.0 m
6 s
16h
234° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
-8° C
988 hpa
309° NW
0.7 m
5 s
19h
201° SSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-9° C
987 hpa
271° W
0.6 m
4 s
22h
198° SSW
15 kts
max 25 kts
95%
-8° C
984 hpa
238° WSW
0.7 m
4 s

Friday, Dec 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
206° SSW
18 kts
max 30 kts
67%
-7° C
981 hpa
257° WSW
1.4 m
7 s
04h
219° SW
20 kts
max 31 kts
96%
-5° C
978 hpa
263° W
2.2 m
9 s
07h
227° SW
22 kts
max 31 kts
99%
-4° C
976 hpa
263° W
2.4 m
9 s
10h
233° SW
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
-4° C
975 hpa
263° W
1.9 m
9 s
13h
232° SW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.4 mm
-3° C
973 hpa
260° W
1.4 m
8 s
16h
225° SW
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.07 mm
-3° C
971 hpa
258° WSW
1.1 m
8 s
19h
230° SW
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.6 mm
-2° C
969 hpa
256° WSW
1.0 m
7 s
22h
243° WSW
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
2.02 mm
-2° C
968 hpa
257° WSW
1.2 m
7 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, Dec 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
263° W
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.67 mm
-1° C
968 hpa
261° W
1.2 m
6 s
04h
283° WNW
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.69 mm
-1° C
968 hpa
269° W
1.2 m
6 s
07h
304° NW
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-2° C
970 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
5 s
10h
314° NW
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-3° C
973 hpa
293° WNW
1.1 m
5 s
13h
320° NW
11 kts
max 12 kts
96%
-4° C
975 hpa
302° WNW
0.9 m
5 s
16h
319° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-4° C
977 hpa
306° NW
0.8 m
5 s
19h
337° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-7° C
978 hpa
311° NW
0.6 m
4 s
22h
290° WNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-7° C
980 hpa
317° NW
0.4 m
4 s

Sunday, Dec 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
144° SE
1 kts
max 4 kts
99%
-7° C
981 hpa
323° NW
0.3 m
4 s
04h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.05 mm
-6° C
981 hpa
326° NW
0.3 m
3 s
07h
343° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.39 mm
-6° C
982 hpa
323° NW
0.4 m
3 s
10h
342° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.62 mm
-5° C
984 hpa
322° NW
0.5 m
4 s
13h
345° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-4° C
984 hpa
321° NW
0.6 m
5 s
16h
347° NNW
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-5° C
986 hpa
322° NW
0.7 m
5 s
19h
350° N
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-6° C
989 hpa
322° NW
0.7 m
5 s
22h
25° NNE
15 kts
max 21 kts
67%
-6° C
990 hpa
321° NW
0.6 m
5 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, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
62° ENE
6 kts
max 9 kts
66%
-11° C
992 hpa
323° NW
0.5 m
5 s
04h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
17%
-13° C
992 hpa
326° NW
0.4 m
4 s
07h
147° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-14° C
992 hpa
326° NW
0.3 m
4 s
10h
170° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-10° C
993 hpa
317° NW
0.3 m
4 s
13h
191° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-7° C
990 hpa
282° WNW
0.4 m
4 s
16h
188° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-6° C
988 hpa
254° WSW
0.5 m
4 s
19h
186° S
16 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.75 mm
-7° C
984 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
22h
237° WSW
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2.65 mm
-4° C
981 hpa
255° WSW
0.9 m
7 s

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
238° WSW
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.66 mm
-4° C
979 hpa
259° W
1.4 m
8 s
04h
234° SW
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-4° C
976 hpa
262° W
1.8 m
9 s
07h
231° SW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.65 mm
-3° C
974 hpa
262° W
1.6 m
9 s
10h
228° SW
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-1° C
972 hpa
261° W
1.4 m
7 s
13h
225° SW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0° C
968 hpa
264° W
1.1 m
6 s
16h
214° SW
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1° C
965 hpa
268° W
0.9 m
5 s
19h
201° SSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1° C
962 hpa
269° W
0.8 m
5 s
22h
190° S
19 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.63 mm
1° C
958 hpa
265° W
0.7 m
5 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)

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
198° SSW
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
6.08 mm
1° C
954 hpa
259° W
0.6 m
5 s
04h
212° SSW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6.91 mm
2° C
951 hpa
257° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
07h
229° SW
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4.74 mm
2° C
950 hpa
275° W
0.6 m
4 s
10h
289° WNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.87 mm
2° C
949 hpa
298° WNW
0.4 m
4 s
13h
322° NW
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.06 mm
1° C
950 hpa
328° NNW
0.4 m
4 s
16h
340° NNW
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.03 mm
-1° C
953 hpa
330° NNW
0.6 m
4 s
19h
339° NNW
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.82 mm
-3° C
958 hpa
321° NW
0.9 m
5 s
22h
340° NNW
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.91 mm
-3° C
960 hpa
315° NW
1.1 m
6 s

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
329° NNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.53 mm
-4° C
963 hpa
314° NW
1.1 m
6 s
04h
331° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-4° C
965 hpa
07h
359° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-4° C
966 hpa
10h
6° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
-4° C
968 hpa
13h
7° N
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
-4° C
969 hpa
16h
9° N
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-4° C
969 hpa
19h
3° N
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-5° C
970 hpa
22h
343° NNW
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-5° C
971 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
01h
316° NW
16 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-6° C
971 hpa
04h
306° NW
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-7° C
972 hpa
07h
301° WNW
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-9° C
973 hpa
10h
296° WNW
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-10° C
975 hpa
13h
294° WNW
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-10° C
976 hpa
16h
283° WNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-9° C
976 hpa
19h
295° WNW
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.4 mm
-9° C
977 hpa
22h
294° WNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-8° C
978 hpa

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
01h
287° WNW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-8° C
979 hpa
04h
273° W
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-7° C
980 hpa
07h
261° W
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-8° C
979 hpa
10h
264° W
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-7° C
979 hpa
13h
263° W
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-6° C
978 hpa
16h
261° W
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.54 mm
-6° C
977 hpa
19h
249° WSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
2.42 mm
-5° C
976 hpa
22h
267° W
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1.87 mm
-4° C
975 hpa

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