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Weather forecast forSvolvær, Vågan (Nordland)

Updated at 17:38. Next update around 23:45.

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Warning from NVE’s flood forecasting service Nordland: Oppfølging av flomvarsel sendt 15.05.2013. Kraftig snøsmelting fører til at vannføringen i mange vassdrag ventes å øke i løpet av pinsehelgen til et nivå mellom normal vårflom og et nivå tilsvarende fem års gjentaksintervall. Read more

Today, Saturday 18/05/2013
Time Forecast Temp. Precipitation Wind
19:00–00:00 Fair 11° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 7 m/s from northModerate breeze, 7 m/s from north
Tomorrow, Sunday 19/05/2013
Time Forecast Temp. Precipitation Wind
00:00–06:00 Fair 8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 8 m/s from north-northeastModerate breeze, 8 m/s from north-northeast
06:00–12:00 Fair 8° 0 mm Moderate breeze, 8 m/s from north-northeastModerate breeze, 8 m/s from north-northeast
12:00–18:00 Fair 12° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from north-northeastGentle breeze, 5 m/s from north-northeast
18:00–00:00 Partly cloudy 13° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from north-northeastGentle breeze, 5 m/s from north-northeast
Monday, 20/05/2013
Time Forecast Temp. Precipitation Wind
00:00–06:00 Fair 10° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from northeastGentle breeze, 5 m/s from northeast
06:00–12:00 Fair 12° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from eastGentle breeze, 5 m/s from east
12:00–18:00 Partly cloudy 13° 0 mm Light air, 2 m/s from south-southwestLight air, 2 m/s from south-southwest
18:00–00:00 Partly cloudy 13° 0 – 0.2 mm Light air, 1 m/s from west-northwestLight air, 1 m/s from west-northwest
Observations from the closest weather stations
Svolvær Airport observation site, 9 m. 4.5 km from Svolvær
Weather Temp. Wind Temperature last 30 days
10.7° VindpilModerate breeze, 7.1 m/s from north Svolvær Airport: Temperature last 30 days
kl 18 kl 18
More statistics for Svolvær Airport observation site
Skrova lighthouse observation site, 11 m. 10.1 km from Svolvær
Weather Temp. Wind Temperature last 30 days
Partly cloudy 10.5° VindpilModerate breeze, 7.3 m/s from north Skrova lighthouse: Temperature last 30 days
kl 14 kl 18 kl 18
More statistics for Skrova lighthouse observation site
Leknes Airport observation site, 26 m. 40.2 km from Svolvær
Weather Temp. Wind Temperature last 30 days
7.2° VindpilFresh breeze, 9.5 m/s from north-northeast Leknes Airport: Temperature last 30 days
kl 18 kl 18
More statistics for Leknes Airport observation site
Precipitation last week Daily precipitation in millimeters
Sat
18.05		 Fri
17.05		 Thu
16.05		 Wed
15.05		 Tue
14.05		 Mon
13.05		 Sun
12.05		 Sat
11.05
Bø i Vesterålen 0.0 0.0 4.9 3.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0
Steigen 0.0 0.0 20.5 4.7 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.8
Kleiva i Sortland – – 4.2 2.0 0.2 – – –
Obserrved precipitation last 24 hours at 8 am on indicated day.

 

Avalanche forecast

Avalanche forecast for Lofoten area

Next update: ca 20.5. 17:00

Today, 18.5.

Danger level Low

Tomorrow, 19.5.

Danger level Low

Detailed avalanche forecast

The meteorologist’s text forecast

Saturday and Sunday

Helgeland, Saltfjellet, Salten, Ofoten og Lofoten: Skiftende bris, på kysten nord og nordaustlig frisk bris 10 m/s, av og til liten kuling 12, søndag kveld minkende til bris. Etter hvert opphold og til dels pent vær, men i kveld og natt til søndag noe mer skyet lengst nord. Søndag kveld noe mer skyet i indre strøk.

Rørvik - Melbu: Nord og nordaustlig frisk bris 10 m/s, av og til liten kuling 12, søndag kveld minkende til bris. Etter hvert oppholdsvær.

Sunday and Monday

Skomvær - Andenes: Nordaustlig bris, fra mandag formiddag frisk bris 10. Oppholdsvær.

Monday

Lofoten og Vesterålen: Nordaustlig bris, fra mandag formiddag frisk bris 10. Pent vær.

Sun and moon, 18/05/2013
Sun Moon
Sunrise 02:24 Moonrise 12:02
Sunset 23:38 Moonset 02:35

Have the forecasts been accurate the last few days?

83 percent of the temperature forecasts have been very good or good the last three days.

During the last three days have:

  • 77 percent of the temperature forecasts been very good (less than 2 degrees off)
  • 6 percent of the temperature forecasts been good (2–3 degrees off)
  • 17 percent of the temperature forecasts been mediocre (more than 3 degrees off)
  • the forecasts on average been 1 degrees wrong

The temperature forecasts have been compared with observations from Svolvær Airport observation site.

77%
6%
17%

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Latitude/longitude: 68°14′06″N 14°33′49″E
Decimal coordinates: 68.2353 14.5636

Altitude: ca. 3 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 2013.

Approved names: Svolvær (accepted by the municipality in 1987).
Read more about Svolvær at the Mapping Authority.

Category: City - large town
Municipality: Vågan, Nordland.
SSR-ID: 278511 (276917)