Weather in Dunkirk

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:09 am (CET)

Now · overcast 52 °F

Feels like: 50 °F
Low / high: 50 / 60 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph SW

→ 30.37 inHg · steady

Today in Dunkirk: fog, 50 °F to 60 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 41 °F to 58 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 60 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (25%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

60° 50°
Today
58° 41°
Fri 30
51° 46°
Sat 31
56° 44°
Sun 1
56° 51°
Mon 2
52° 47°
Tue 3
51° 42°
Wed 4
50° 38°
Thu 5
49° 37°
Fri 6
47° 34°
Sat 7
55° 42°
Sun 8
58° 50°
Mon 9
61° 52°
Tue 10
61° 51°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Fog	50 / 60 °F	0%	7 mph SE	1.7 ft	2:21 am · 2:40 pm	AROME
Fri 30	Mainly clear	41 / 58 °F	0%	11 mph E	1.5 ft	3:04 am · 3:24 pm	AROME
Sat 31	Overcast	46 / 51 °F	0%	9 mph E	1.4 ft	3:51 am · 4:13 pm	AROME + ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	44 / 56 °F	22%	6 mph N	3.3 ft	4:44 am · 5:12 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light drizzle	51 / 56 °F	25% · 0.09 in	15 mph NNE	6.5 ft	5:49 am · 6:31 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	47 / 52 °F	10% · 0.01 in	15 mph ENE	6.3 ft	7:17 am · 8:24 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	42 / 51 °F	2%	8 mph ENE	4.5 ft	8:47 am · 9:41 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Clear sky	38 / 50 °F	2%	9 mph ENE	2.7 ft	9:54 am · 10:38 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Clear sky	37 / 49 °F	4%	9 mph ENE	2.6 ft	10:48 am · 11:24 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	34 / 47 °F	3%	7 mph ESE	2.6 ft	11:33 am	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	42 / 55 °F	12% · 0.24 in	7 mph S	1.2 ft	12:03 am · 12:13 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	50 / 58 °F	22% · 0.25 in	11 mph SSE	1.5 ft	12:37 am · 12:48 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	52 / 61 °F	21% · 0.27 in	15 mph SSW	3.7 ft	1:06 am · 1:19 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Heavy drizzle	51 / 61 °F	20% · 0.38 in	16 mph SSW	4.3 ft	1:33 am · 1:50 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: AROME until Saturday 31 2:00 am; then ICON-EU until Monday 2 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 4:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear	Mainly clear
Temperature	53°	53°	51°	52°	57°	59°	56°	53°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 SW	6 WSW	5 SSW	3 SSW	3 S	5 NE	6 ENE	6 E
Humidity	89%	91%	94%	91%	86%	83%	91%	94%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Model	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature on Sunday 1: take it with some caution.

What 7 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	60°	58°	55°	54°	56°	52°	51°
AIFS	58°	57°	55°	50°	54°	53°	50°
GFS	60°	60°	60°	59°	55°	53°	50°
ICON	60°	57°	51°	56°	56°	52°	47°
ARPEGE	59°	57°	52°	51°	—	—	—
AROME	60°	58°	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	60°	58°	51°	56°	56°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.09 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0.11 in	0.03 in	0
GFS	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.01 in	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
AROME	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0	0.07 in	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	610	814	612	622	1423	1526	815
AIFS	6	8	7	6	15	15	13
GFS	713	918	715	1826	1826	1223	1221
ICON	47	814	814	611	1425	1527	1425
ARPEGE	69	1118	915	813	—	—	—
AROME	711	1118	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	48	815	815	613	1528	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	22%	25%	10%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	26%	27%	29%	16%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Below −2.9 °F	Below −81%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +44%	50° / 44°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +34%	48° / 43°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +24%	47° / 42°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
December	Above +2.9 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +20%
March	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Dunkirk climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Dunkirk is from July to August: highs of 71 °F to 71 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

45° 37°

JanJ
46° 37°

FebF
51° 41°

MarM
56° 44°

AprA
61° 49°

MayM
66° 55°

JunJ
71° 59°

JulJ
71° 59°

AugA
66° 55°

SepS
60° 50°

OctO
52° 44°

NovN
47° 39°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	45°	37°	2.22 in	9	1.3	46°	3.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	37°	1.93 in	8	2.0	45°	3.0 ft
MarchMar	51°	41°	1.77 in	8	4.2	45°	2.6 ft
AprilApr	56°	44°	1.57 in	7	6.5	48°	2.2 ft
MayMay	61°	49°	1.75 in	8	6.5	53°	2.2 ft
JuneJun	66°	55°	2.08 in	9	6.9	58°	2.2 ft
JulyJul	71°	59°	2.29 in	9	7.0	62°	2.0 ft
AugustAug	71°	59°	2.53 in	9	6.4	65°	1.9 ft
SeptemberSep	66°	55°	2.54 in	9	5.1	64°	2.3 ft
OctoberOct	60°	50°	3.03 in	10	3.2	60°	2.6 ft
NovemberNov	52°	44°	2.99 in	12	1.4	55°	2.7 ft
DecemberDec	47°	39°	2.95 in	12	0.8	50°	3.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	46°	3.0 ft
Feb	45°	3.0 ft
Mar	45°	2.6 ft
Apr	48°	2.2 ft
May	53°	2.2 ft
Jun	58°	2.2 ft
Jul	62°	2.0 ft
Aug	65°	1.9 ft
Sep	64°	2.3 ft
Oct	60°	2.6 ft
Nov	55°	2.7 ft
Dec	50°	3.1 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 27.64 in of rain on about 110 days and about 1,550 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now52 °Ffeels like 50 °F

Tomorrow41 / 58 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 50 °F). Today, 50 °F to 60 °F; tomorrow, 41 °F to 58 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 22%
Mon 2 25% 0.09 in
Tue 3 10% 0.01 in
Wed 4 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 25% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.13 in; last 7 days, 2.30 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity91%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 91% now and the dew point is 50 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). There may be fog today at 8:00 am.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 2 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.3030.4030.50 30.45

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.09 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Partly cloudy	47 / 60 °F	0	11 mph SW
Tue 27	Light drizzle	51 / 60 °F	0.07 in	17 mph SSW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	47 / 56 °F	0.06 in	16 mph SSW
Sun 25	Light rain	52 / 59 °F	0.39 in	23 mph WSW
Sat 24	Light rain	47 / 53 °F	0.50 in	26 mph SW
Fri 23	Light rain	48 / 54 °F	0.97 in	26 mph SSW
Thu 22	Light rain	47 / 60 °F	0.37 in	19 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	48 / 57 °F	0.01 in	20 mph SSW
Tue 20	Light drizzle	47 / 56 °F	0.01 in	14 mph ESE
Mon 19	Overcast	44 / 57 °F	0	10 mph E
Sun 18	Drizzle	48 / 54 °F	0.11 in	10 mph NE
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	50 / 56 °F	0.48 in	13 mph N
Fri 16	Light rain	56 / 63 °F	0.33 in	13 mph WNW
Thu 15	Overcast	52 / 71 °F	0	11 mph S
Wed 14	Overcast	49 / 65 °F	0	10 mph SW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	60 / 70 °F	0.04 in	20 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	47 / 64 °F	0.02 in	13 mph SSE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	50 / 58 °F	0.01 in	12 mph W
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	52 / 59 °F	0	15 mph W
Fri 9	Rain	49 / 67 °F	0.51 in	20 mph SW
Thu 8	Drizzle	49 / 57 °F	0.17 in	20 mph NW
Wed 7	Light rain	52 / 66 °F	0.28 in	19 mph NNE
Tue 6	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Mon 5	Overcast	50 / 71 °F	0	7 mph SW
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	46 / 68 °F	0	4 mph E
Sat 3	Overcast	47 / 67 °F	0	4 mph S
Fri 2	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	57 / 67 °F	0.02 in	9 mph WSW
Wed 30	Drizzle	65 / 71 °F	0.15 in	11 mph SSE
Tue 29	Drizzle	58 / 77 °F	0.06 in	9 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in DunkirkQuestions

What's the weather like today in Dunkirk?

Fog, from 50 °F to 60 °F, with a light breeze from the southwest (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Dunkirk?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 41 °F and a high of 60 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.37 inHg and steady: +0.15 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Dunkirk?

The best time to visit Dunkirk is from July to August: highs of 71 °F to 71 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Dunkirk in October?

In October, Dunkirk normally sees highs of 60 °F and lows of 50 °F, with about 10 rainy days (3.03 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 60 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Dunkirk?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 71 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is October (3.03 in) and the driest, April.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 5.9 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:09 am (local time).

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