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Long term forecast forAlta (Finnmark)

Updated at 5:36. Next update around 7:00.

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Long term forecast
Thursday16 February Friday17 February Saturday18 February Sunday19 February Monday20 February Tuesday21 February Wednesday22 February Thursday23 February
Partly cloudy Fair Cloudy Cloudy Snow Partly cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
-9° -7° -7° -6° -6° -6° -7° -6°
0.2 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0.7 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours 0 mm precipitation per 24 hours
Moderate breeze, 8 m/s from south-southeast Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from south Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from south-southeast Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south Light breeze, 3 m/s from south Light breeze, 3 m/s from southwest Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from south
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Detailed long term forecast
Date Time Forecast Temp. Precipitation Wind
Thursday 16/02/2012 00:00–06:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 00:00–06:00 -10° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeastGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeast
06:00–12:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 06:00–12:00 -10° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 6 m/s from south-southeast
12:00–18:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 12:00–18:00 -9° 0 – 0.1 mm Moderate breeze, 8 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 8 m/s from south-southeast
18:00–00:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 18:00–00:00 -8° 0.1 – 0.3 mm Moderate breeze, 8 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 8 m/s from south-southeast
Friday 17/02/2012 00:00–06:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 00:00–06:00 -8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast
06:00–12:00 Fair. For the period: 06:00–12:00 -8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast
12:00–18:00 Fair. For the period: 12:00–18:00 -7° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast
19:00–01:00 Cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast
Saturday 18/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -7° 0 mm Light breeze, 4 m/s from southLight breeze, 4 m/s from south
07:00–13:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -8° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from southGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south
13:00–19:00 Cloudy. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -7° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from southGentle breeze, 6 m/s from south
19:00–01:00 Cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -7° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from southModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south
Sunday 19/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -6° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southwestModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southwest
07:00–13:00 Cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -6° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from southModerate breeze, 6 m/s from south
13:00–19:00 Cloudy. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -6° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 6 m/s from south-southeast
19:00–01:00 Cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeastModerate breeze, 7 m/s from south-southeast
Monday 20/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -8° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from southGentle breeze, 6 m/s from south
07:00–13:00 Cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -8° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from southGentle breeze, 5 m/s from south
13:00–19:00 Snow. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -6° 0.6 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from southGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south
19:00–01:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -5° 0.1 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeastGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeast
Tuesday 21/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -6° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from southGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south
07:00–13:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -7° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from southwestGentle breeze, 4 m/s from southwest
13:00–19:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -6° 0 mm Light breeze, 3 m/s from southLight breeze, 3 m/s from south
19:00–01:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -6° 0 mm Light breeze, 4 m/s from west-southwestLight breeze, 4 m/s from west-southwest
Wednesday 22/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -8° 0 mm Light breeze, 3 m/s from south-southwestLight breeze, 3 m/s from south-southwest
07:00–13:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -9° 0 mm Light breeze, 3 m/s from westLight breeze, 3 m/s from west
13:00–19:00 Cloudy. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -7° 0 mm Light breeze, 3 m/s from southwestLight breeze, 3 m/s from southwest
19:00–01:00 Cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -8° 0 mm Light breeze, 4 m/s from southwestLight breeze, 4 m/s from southwest
Thursday 23/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Partly cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -8° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from west-southwestGentle breeze, 4 m/s from west-southwest
07:00–13:00 Cloudy. For the period: 07:00–13:00 -7° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeastGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeast
13:00–19:00 Cloudy. For the period: 13:00–19:00 -6° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from southGentle breeze, 5 m/s from south
19:00–01:00 Cloudy. For the period: 19:00–01:00 -7° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeastGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeast
Friday 24/02/2012 01:00–07:00 Cloudy. For the period: 01:00–07:00 -7° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from southGentle breeze, 4 m/s from south

The meteorologist’s forecast (in Norwegian)

Tuesday and Wednesday

Vest-Finnmark med Vidda Skiftende bris, på kysten nordaustlig liten kuling 12. Snø. Fra onsdag morgen nordlig bris, frisk bris 10 utsatte steder. Enkelte snøbyger. Fra onsdag ettermiddag skiftende bris, om kvelden sørlig frisk bris 10 i vest. Enkelte snøbyger på kysten, ellers lettskyet oppholdsvær.

Thursday

Kyst- og fjordstrøkene i Vest-Finnmark Økning til sørlig stiv kuling 15 utsatte steder, først på dagen kan hende sterk kuling 20. Lettskyet eller delvis skyet oppholdsvær. Fra torsdag ettermiddag mulighet for enkelte snøbyger på kysten.

Friday

Finnmark Sørlig kuling på kysten og i utsatte fjordstrøk. Opphold og til dels pent vær. Uendret eller litt stigende temperatur.

Saturday and Sunday

Troms og Finnmark Sørlig frisk bris utsatte steder. Til dels pent vær, men litt snø i Finnmark søndag. Litt kaldere.

Monday to Thursday

Norge og Spitsbergen Lavtrykksaktivitet over Skandinavia fører til urolig vær i Norge. Skiftende vindforhold, perioder med kuling på kysten og i fjellet. Nedbør av og til, i slutten av perioden til dels pent vær sør for Dovre. Etter hvert litt fallende temperatur. På Spitsbergen blir det nordlig bris. Perioder med pent vær og litt kaldere.

Probability forecast for Alta

Probability forecast for Alta (Finnmark)
Saturday: Highs probably between -8,6° C and -3,7° C. Lows between -9,6° and -5,4°. Sunday: Highs probably between -7,4° C and -3,5° C. Lows between -8,9° and -3,6°. Monday: Highs probably between -10,2° C and -2,1° C. Lows between -10,8° and -2,6°. Tuesday: Highs probably between -10,1° C and -1,5° C. Lows between -10,5° and -1,4°. Wednesday: Highs probably between -11,5° C and -0,8° C. Lows between -14,1° and -2,1°. Thursday: Highs probably between -11,9° C and 1,4° C. Lows between -13,6° and -0,9°. Friday: Highs probably between -15,0° C and 2,0° C. Lows between -15,9° and 1,6°. Saturday 00–06: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær. Saturday 06–12: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.1 mm kan forekomme. Saturday 12–18: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.3 mm kan forekomme. Saturday 18–24: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.3 mm kan forekomme. Sunday 00–06: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.5 mm kan forekomme. Sunday 06–12: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.4 mm kan forekomme. Sunday 12–18: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 0.7 mm. Sunday 18–24: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 0.9 mm. Monday 00–06: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.5 mm kan forekomme. Monday 06–12: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Monday 12–18: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 2 mm. Monday 18–24: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 2 mm. Tuesday 00–06: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Tuesday 06–12: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 2 mm. Tuesday 12–18: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 0.9 mm. Tuesday 18–24: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Wednesday 00–06: *Sannsynligvis ikke nedbør, men mulighet for opp mot ca. 1 mm. Wednesday 06–12: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 0.8 mm. Wednesday 12–18: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 1 mm kan forekomme. Wednesday 18–24: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 0.6 mm kan forekomme. Thursday 00–06: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 2 mm. Thursday 06–12: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Thursday 12–18: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 2 mm. Thursday 18–24: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Friday 00–06: *Sannsynligvis nedbør, men trolig mindre enn 1 mm. Friday 06–12: *Høyst sannsynlig oppholdsvær, men opp mot ca. 1 mm kan forekomme.
Precipitation:
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Temperature:
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Long time forecast is quite reliable for temperature when the grey area has a narrow spread. Likewise it is quite reliable for precipitation when the blue bars are short.

The long time forecast is uncertain when the gray area has greater spread, and the blue bars are long.

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Latitude/longitude: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E
Decimal coordinates: 69.9689 23.2716

Altitude: ca. 60 m.a.s.l. (approximate)

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Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority

Norwegian place names are regulated by the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority. Last updated in February 2011.

Approved names: Alta (norwegian, accepted by the municipality in 1972), Alattio (*[nob:punkt/stadnamninfo:språk_KV], authorized by the municipality in 2006), Áltá (northern sami, authorized by the municipality in 2005).

Category: City - large town
Municipality: Alta, Finnmark.
SSR-ID: 314269 (312957)