Weather in Afareaitu

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:05 pm (GMT-10)

Now · mainly clear 78 °F

Feels like: 83 °F
Low / high: 76 / 79 °F
Rain: 47% · 0.05 in
Wind: 10 mph ENE

↗ 30.04 inHg · rising UV 13 · extreme

Today in Afareaitu: light drizzle, 76 °F to 79 °F, with a 47% chance of rain (0.05 in) and a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (10 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 78 °F to 80 °F and a 43% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 80 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Tahiti Island/Faaa (NTAA), 12 mi away · 35 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature79 °F

Wind2 mph variable direction

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

79° 76°
Today
80° 78°
Thu 29
79° 77°
Fri 30
78° 76°
Sat 31
78° 76°
Sun 1
77° 76°
Mon 2
77° 75°
Tue 3
77° 74°
Wed 4
78° 74°
Thu 5
79° 76°
Fri 6
79° 77°
Sat 7
80° 78°
Sun 8
79° 76°
Mon 9
78° 76°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	76 / 79 °F	47% · 0.05 in	10 mph ENE	8.3 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Mainly clear	78 / 80 °F	43%	14 mph ENE	7.0 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	77 / 79 °F	12% · 0.01 in	13 mph ENE	5.4 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	76 / 78 °F	12% · 0.01 in	4 mph NNE	5.1 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	76 / 78 °F	30% · 0.02 in	5 mph ESE	5.0 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	76 / 77 °F	49% · 0.17 in	19 mph SSE	6.9 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	75 / 77 °F	37%	23 mph SSE	9.9 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	74 / 77 °F	28%	11 mph SSE	9.4 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	74 / 78 °F	31%	6 mph ESE	6.8 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	76 / 79 °F	26%	5 mph SSE	6.0 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	77 / 79 °F	29% · 0.09 in	15 mph ENE	5.2 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	78 / 80 °F	37% · 0.02 in	10 mph E	5.0 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	76 / 79 °F	37% · 0.08 in	7 mph E	4.9 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	76 / 78 °F	29% · 0.13 in	23 mph SSE	5.1 ft	ECMWF

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.

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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Light drizzle	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy
Temperature	77°	76°	77°	78°	79°	78°	78°	78°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	11%	26%	21%	45%	46%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 E	1 WNW	4 ENE	4 E	3 E	2 NNW	3 ENE	10 ENE
Humidity	71%	74%	74%	74%	76%	80%	79%	80%
UV	0	0	0	7	12	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	79°	80°	79°	78°	78°	77°	77°
AIFS	79°	79°	78°	78°	78°	77°	75°
GFS	78°	77°	78°	77°	79°	76°	76°
ICON	81°	80°	81°	80°	80°	77°	77°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.05 in	0	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.17 in	0
AIFS	0.15 in	0.17 in	0	0.04 in	0.12 in	0.09 in	0.11 in
GFS	0.83 in	1.11 in	0.11 in	0.03 in	0.21 in	0.07 in	0.54 in
ICON	0.05 in	0	0	0	0.04 in	0.08 in	0.02 in
Confidence	medium	low	medium	high	low	high	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1013	1419	1317	49	517	1923	2332
AIFS	17	19	16	15	12	20	22
GFS	2328	2430	2225	1717	2119	2929	2828
ICON	1217	1115	913	58	58	69	912
Confidence	medium	low	medium	low	low	low	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	47%	43%	12%	12%	30%	49%	37%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	100%	92%	29%	61%	55%	58%

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.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit cooler, a bit drier and a cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −2.5 °F	A bit below −27%	Below −2.0 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.6 °F	A bit below −24%	Below −2.3 °F	79° / 75°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit below −1.1 °F	A bit below −49%	Below −2.3 °F	80° / 76°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit below −1.1 °F	Below −59%	Below −2.2 °F	81° / 76°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.7 °F	Below −56%	Below −2.2 °F	81° / 77°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal −0.4 °F	Below −68%	A bit below −1.6 °F
December	Normal +0.7 °F	Below −61%	A bit below −1.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit below −39%	Normal −0.4 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit below −31%	A bit above +0.7 °F
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit below −24%	A bit above +0.9 °F

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.

Afareaitu climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Afareaitu is from June to September: highs of 79 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

84° 72°

JanJ
84° 72°

FebF
84° 72°

MarM
83° 72°

AprA
81° 70°

MayM
79° 68°

JunJ
78° 67°

JulJ
79° 67°

AugA
79° 67°

SepS
80° 69°

OctO
82° 70°

NovN
82° 71°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	84°	72°	10.09 in	17	4.9	83°	5.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	84°	72°	8.82 in	16	4.8	84°	6.0 ft
MarchMar	84°	72°	7.22 in	16	4.9	84°	5.9 ft
AprilApr	83°	72°	6.84 in	13	4.3	84°	6.0 ft
MayMay	81°	70°	5.83 in	10	4.2	83°	6.5 ft
JuneJun	79°	68°	4.66 in	8	4.5	81°	6.8 ft
JulyJul	78°	67°	3.56 in	7	3.8	80°	6.8 ft
AugustAug	79°	67°	3.43 in	6	3.9	80°	6.2 ft
SeptemberSep	79°	67°	5.41 in	5	3.8	80°	6.4 ft
OctoberOct	80°	69°	5.57 in	11	4.9	80°	6.2 ft
NovemberNov	82°	70°	7.05 in	14	5.4	81°	5.6 ft
DecemberDec	82°	71°	9.79 in	20	4.9	83°	5.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	83°	5.7 ft
Feb	84°	6.0 ft
Mar	84°	5.9 ft
Apr	84°	6.0 ft
May	83°	6.5 ft
Jun	81°	6.8 ft
Jul	80°	6.8 ft
Aug	80°	6.2 ft
Sep	80°	6.4 ft
Oct	80°	6.2 ft
Nov	81°	5.6 ft
Dec	83°	5.5 ft

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

A normal year brings 78.28 in of rain on about 142 days and about 1,650 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

Now78 °Ffeels like 83 °F

Tomorrow78 / 80 °F

It's 78 °F now (feels like 83 °F). Today, 76 °F to 79 °F; tomorrow, 78 °F to 80 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 47% 0.05 in
Thu 29 43%
Fri 30 12% 0.01 in
Sat 31 12% 0.01 in
Sun 1 30% 0.02 in
Mon 2 49% 0.17 in
Tue 3 37%

Today the chance of rain reaches 47%, with 0.05 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 43% and 0.00 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.05 in; last 7 days, 0.05 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity81%

Dew point72 °F

Humidity is 81% now and the dew point is 72 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

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

Visibility and fog

Now3.5 mimoderate

Clouds38%

Visibility is moderate now (3.5 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak13extreme

Thu 29: 11 · Fri 30: 13 · Sat 31: 13

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

30.0030.10 29.98

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 30

Saharan dustNo

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	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	76 / 77 °F	14 mph SE
Mon 26	Overcast	75 / 77 °F	13 mph SE
Sun 25	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	11 mph SSE
Sat 24	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	24 mph SSE
Fri 23	Overcast	74 / 76 °F	23 mph SSE
Thu 22	Overcast	73 / 77 °F	15 mph SSE
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	74 / 77 °F	22 mph S

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	77 / 78 °F	0.05 in	16 mph S
Mon 19	Drizzle	77 / 81 °F	0.28 in	18 mph NNW
Sun 18	Light drizzle	77 / 79 °F	0.02 in	19 mph NE
Sat 17	Overcast	77 / 78 °F	0	9 mph E
Fri 16	Light drizzle	75 / 78 °F	0.05 in	12 mph SE
Thu 15	Rain	75 / 77 °F	1.84 in	15 mph ENE
Wed 14	Light rain	75 / 79 °F	0.25 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.18 in	4 mph SE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	0.11 in	10 mph SSE
Sun 11	Heavy drizzle	74 / 76 °F	0.35 in	9 mph SSE
Sat 10	Drizzle	75 / 76 °F	0.24 in	10 mph SE
Fri 9	Drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.13 in	9 mph ESE
Thu 8	Drizzle	75 / 77 °F	0.13 in	7 mph SE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	73 / 76 °F	0.11 in	12 mph SSE
Tue 6	Overcast	74 / 75 °F	0	29 mph SSE
Mon 5	Overcast	75 / 77 °F	0	23 mph SSE
Sun 4	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	0.07 in	5 mph SE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	72 / 75 °F	0.04 in	14 mph SE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	0.01 in	15 mph SSE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	73 / 75 °F	0.02 in	24 mph SSE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	75 / 76 °F	0.01 in	23 mph SSE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	74 / 77 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SSE
Mon 28	Overcast	74 / 76 °F	0	28 mph SSE

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 AfareaituQuestions

What's the weather like today in Afareaitu?

Light drizzle, from 76 °F to 79 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (10 mph) and a 47% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Afareaitu?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 43% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 75 °F and a high of 80 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 13 (extreme). Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.04 inHg and rising: 0.00 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Afareaitu?

The best time to visit Afareaitu is from June to September: highs of 79 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Afareaitu in October?

In October, Afareaitu normally sees highs of 80 °F and lows of 69 °F, with about 11 rainy days (5.57 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 80 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Afareaitu?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 84 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 67 °F. The wettest is January (10.09 in) and the driest, August.

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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 4.1 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 10:05 pm (local time).

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