Studland - Shell Bay (Beach) (Dorset) weather
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Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.
- Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
- Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
- Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
- Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
- Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
- Learn more about staying safe at the beach
Highest possible:
Lowest possible:
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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40%
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40%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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| Temperature |
9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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| Wind direction and speed |
SSE
23
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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SSE
22
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SSE
22
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SSE
21
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SSE
21
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SSE
19
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SSE
18
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SSE
17
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SSE
16
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SSE
15
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SSE
15
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SSE
15
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S
16
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S
16
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S
16
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust (mph) |
29
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30
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30
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31
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31
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30
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30
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31
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30
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30
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28
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26
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25
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24
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24
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25
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25
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25
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24
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23
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22
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| Visibility |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
75%
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76%
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76%
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76%
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76%
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76%
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76%
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77%
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77%
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77%
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78%
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79%
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80%
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81%
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82%
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84%
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84%
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85%
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88%
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91%
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92%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
15
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SSW
14
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SSW
10
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SSW
11
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SSW
12
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S
13
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S
14
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S
14
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S
13
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S
13
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S
14
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S
15
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S
16
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S
17
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S
18
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S
19
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| Wind gust (mph) |
22
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20
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19
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19
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19
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18
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18
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17
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17
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18
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18
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20
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21
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22
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22
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21
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21
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22
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23
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
93%
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94%
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94%
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94%
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95%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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94%
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93%
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94%
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93%
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93%
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93%
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93%
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94%
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93%
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93%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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| Weather symbols |
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| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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60%
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70%
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60%
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40%
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50%
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60%
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40%
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| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
S
20
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S
22
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S
22
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S
19
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SSW
17
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SW
15
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SW
14
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WSW
13
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| Wind gust (mph) |
32
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34
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35
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32
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29
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28
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27
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27
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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| Humidity |
91%
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91%
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92%
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93%
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91%
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91%
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90%
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86%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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| Weather symbols |
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| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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50%
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30%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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4°
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2°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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W
14
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WNW
15
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NW
15
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NW
14
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NW
11
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| Wind gust (mph) |
28
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30
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30
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30
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30
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27
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24
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20
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
81%
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79%
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79%
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84%
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80%
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75%
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77%
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78%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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| Weather symbols |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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3°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
8
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NNW
7
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NW
9
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WNW
10
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SW
14
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WSW
17
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W
17
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WNW
19
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| Wind gust (mph) |
17
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16
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18
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22
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29
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31
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33
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36
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
81%
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80%
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80%
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80%
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78%
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76%
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78%
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80%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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| Weather symbols |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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6°
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7°
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5°
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6°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
19
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NW
18
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NNW
16
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NW
15
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WNW
14
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W
13
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WSW
15
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (mph) |
35
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32
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30
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26
|
25
|
25
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26
|
29
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
80%
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82%
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83%
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82%
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77%
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76%
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76%
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78%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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| Weather symbols |
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
10°
|
10°
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11°
|
11°
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12°
|
12°
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11°
|
10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
17
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SSW
17
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SSW
18
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SW
18
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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| Wind gust (mph) |
33
|
33
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36
|
38
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36
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38
|
39
|
35
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| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
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| Humidity |
81%
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84%
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84%
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86%
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89%
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86%
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86%
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83%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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Tide times
Friday 29 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 29 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 29 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 29 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 30 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 30 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 30 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 30 November
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 1 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 1 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 1 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 1 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 2 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 2 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 2 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 2 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 3 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 3 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 3 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 3 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Wednesday 4 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Wednesday 4 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Wednesday 4 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Wednesday 4 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 5 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 5 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 5 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 5 December
Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
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South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy overnight with hill fog. Milder and windier on Friday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Increasingly windy in coastal areas overnight. Staying generally dry but a chance of light rain in places. Mist and murk over the hills and much milder than last night. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Friday:
Cloudy and windy for many but sunnier in eastern counties. Showery rain spreading east later. A milder day than on Thursday but blustery with strong winds in places. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Often cloudy and rather windy this weekend and turning much milder. Occasional sunny intervals but also some rain at times, heaviest in the west. Colder with showers on Monday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Nearest forecasts
- Poole - Shore Road, Sandbanks (Beach) 1.5 miles
- Poole Bay 1.6 miles
- Studland - Knoll Beach (Beach) 1.6 miles
- Lilliput 2.2 miles
- Compton Acres 2.3 miles
- Poole - Canford Cliffs (Beach) 2.3 miles
- Poole - Sandbanks Peninsular (Beach) 2.5 miles
- Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach) 2.7 miles
- Poole 3.1 miles
- Branksome Park 3.1 miles
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