Daily forecast
as
Last update: 06:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Saturday, Sep 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
3 s
05h
5 kts
max 7 kts
17° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
3 s
08h
5 kts
max 8 kts
17° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
3 s
11h
6 kts
max 12 kts
17° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
3 s
14h
8 kts
max 11 kts
19° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
17h
7 kts
max 10 kts
20° C
996 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
20h
3 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
996 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
23h
2 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
Sunday, Sep 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
05h
2 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
08h
3 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
11h
4 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
14h
7 kts
max 8 kts
19° C
999 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
17h
7 kts
max 10 kts
19° C
998 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
20h
6 kts
max 12 kts
17° C
999 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
23h
6 kts
max 12 kts
16° C
999 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
Monday, Sep 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
6 kts
max 15 kts
15° C
1000 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
05h
6 kts
max 16 kts
15° C
1001 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
08h
8 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
11h
9 kts
max 13 kts
18° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
14h
11 kts
max 12 kts
19° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
17h
10 kts
max 15 kts
19° C
1001 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
20h
8 kts
max 17 kts
16° C
1001 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
23h
7 kts
max 15 kts
16° C
1001 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
Tuesday, Sep 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
6 kts
max 13 kts
15° C
1002 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
05h
5 kts
max 9 kts
15° C
1001 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
08h
4 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1002 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
11h
2 kts
max 4 kts
20° C
1002 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
14h
3 kts
max 4 kts
21° C
1001 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
17h
2 kts
max 3 kts
19° C
1000 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
20h
5 kts
max 5 kts
17° C
999 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
23h
5 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
998 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
Wednesday, Sep 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
4 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
05h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
997 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
08h
5 kts
max 5 kts
17° C
996 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
11h
3 kts
max 7 kts
21° C
996 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
14h
5 kts
max 7 kts
22° C
995 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
17h
7 kts
max 11 kts
21° C
993 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
20h
7 kts
max 10 kts
17° C
991 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
23h
5 kts
max 8 kts
18° C
991 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
Thursday, Sep 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
5 kts
max 7 kts
18° C
991 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
05h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
990 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
08h
2 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
991 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
11h
6 kts
max 11 kts
20° C
992 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
14h
8 kts
max 13 kts
21° C
992 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
17h
10 kts
max 15 kts
20° C
992 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
20h
4 kts
max 5 kts
17° C
992 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
23h
3 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
993 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
Friday, Sep 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
4 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
993 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
993 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
08h
4 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
993 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
11h
6 kts
max 8 kts
17° C
993 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
14h
6 kts
max 9 kts
19° C
991 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
17h
6 kts
max 12 kts
0.61 mm
18° C
989 hpa
20h
6 kts
max 13 kts
3.42 mm
16° C
989 hpa
23h
8 kts
max 13 kts
0.94 mm
16° C
988 hpa
Saturday, Sep 20
Wind
Weather
02h
5 kts
max 9 kts
16° C
988 hpa
05h
2 kts
max 6 kts
16° C
987 hpa
08h
3 kts
max 10 kts
0.47 mm
15° C
987 hpa
11h
2 kts
max 9 kts
0.66 mm
15° C
988 hpa
14h
6 kts
max 9 kts
0.67 mm
14° C
988 hpa
17h
13 kts
max 17 kts
0.87 mm
14° C
989 hpa
20h
13 kts
max 19 kts
0.56 mm
12° C
990 hpa
23h
13 kts
max 18 kts
0.56 mm
10° C
991 hpa
Sunday, Sep 21
Wind
Weather
02h
11 kts
max 14 kts
2.06 mm
10° C
991 hpa
05h
10 kts
max 13 kts
1.21 mm
9° C
991 hpa
08h
9 kts
max 11 kts
1.01 mm
9° C
991 hpa
11h
8 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
992 hpa
14h
7 kts
max 9 kts
10° C
992 hpa
17h
6 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
992 hpa
20h
7 kts
max 8 kts
9° C
992 hpa
23h
5 kts
max 7 kts
9° C
993 hpa
Monday, Sep 22
Wind
Weather
02h
4 kts
max 6 kts
10° C
993 hpa
05h
4 kts
max 5 kts
10° C
992 hpa
08h
5 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
993 hpa
11h
7 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
994 hpa
14h
7 kts
max 7 kts
12° C
993 hpa
17h
8 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
993 hpa
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Forecast
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