Weather in Qaanaaq

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:58 pm (ADT)

Now · clear 8 °F

Feels like: -0 °F
Low / high: 5 / 8 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 2 mph NE

→ 29.52 inHg · steady

Today in Qaanaaq: partly cloudy, 5 °F to 8 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light air from the northeast (2 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 2 °F to 8 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 25 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

8° 5°
Today
8° 2°
Thu 29
15° 4°
Fri 30
18° 14°
Sat 31
22° 13°
Sun 1
25° 9°
Mon 2
9° 5°
Tue 3
12° 5°
Wed 4
10° 8°
Thu 5
21° 10°
Fri 6
25° 20°
Sat 7
26° 18°
Sun 8
18° 10°
Mon 9
12° 4°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Partly cloudy	5 / 8 °F	0%	5 mph NE	0.3 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Mainly clear	2 / 8 °F	0%	6 mph N	0.4 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	4 / 15 °F	6%	4 mph NE	0.4 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	14 / 18 °F	4%	8 mph ENE	0.5 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	13 / 22 °F	14% · 0.01 in	11 mph ENE	1.2 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light snow	9 / 25 °F	17% · 0.01 in	11 mph ENE	1.2 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Partly cloudy	5 / 9 °F	1%	7 mph NE	0.1 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	5 / 12 °F	2%	9 mph ENE	0.1 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Partly cloudy	8 / 10 °F	3%	8 mph ENE	2.0 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	10 / 21 °F	8%	10 mph ENE	2.9 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	20 / 25 °F	10%	9 mph NE	1.1 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	18 / 26 °F	11% · 0.05 in	9 mph E	0.9 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	10 / 18 °F	10%	4 mph E	0.3 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	4 / 12 °F	12%	3 mph ENE	0.1 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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear
Temperature	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	7°	8°
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)	3 ENE	5 NNE	1 NE	5 NNE	2 NE	4 ENE	3 NE	2 NE
Humidity	53%	53%	62%	56%	49%	48%	48%	49%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature 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	8°	8°	15°	18°	22°	25°	9°
AIFS	16°	15°	19°	24°	28°	28°	20°
GFS	7°	2°	17°	14°	18°	18°	15°
ICON	12°	12°	14°	19°	23°	23°	17°
Confidence	medium	low	high	low	low	low	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0.03 in	0.10 in	0.04 in	0.01 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0.03 in	0.07 in	0.01 in
ICON	0	0	0	0.00 in	0.08 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	510	612	49	815	1117	1119	613
AIFS	4	4	4	8	10	9	6
GFS	98	87	1011	1115	1013	1114	1115
ICON	917	614	513	1221	1429	1122	1122
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	6%	4%	14%	17%	1%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	10%	17%	10%	19%	12%

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: much warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +7.2 °F	Normal	-0° / -3°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +5.0 °F	Normal	-3° / -7°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +3.6 °F	Normal	-5° / -9°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +4.3 °F	Normal	-5° / -9°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +4.5 °F	Normal
December	Above +4.3 °F	Normal
January	Above +4.0 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal
March	Above +3.6 °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).

Qaanaaq climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Qaanaaq is from March to June: highs of -3 °F to 39 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 14 hours of sunshine a day.

-1° -14°

JanJ
-3° -17°

FebF
-3° -18°

MarM
11° -5°

AprA
27° 15°

MayM
39° 29°

JunJ
45° 36°

JulJ
42° 33°

AugA
29° 21°

SepS
19° 11°

OctO
12° 2°

NovN
7° -4°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-1°	-14°	0.26 in	1	0.0	30°
FebruaryFeb	-3°	-17°	0.28 in	1	0.0	30°
MarchMar	-3°	-18°	0.25 in	1	10.4	30°
AprilApr	11°	-5°	0.33 in	1	16.7	30°
MayMay	27°	15°	0.30 in	2	17.3	31°
JuneJun	39°	29°	0.34 in	4	12.9	33°
JulyJul	45°	36°	0.95 in	7	9.0	35°
AugustAug	42°	33°	1.02 in	7	8.4	37°
SeptemberSep	29°	21°	0.53 in	4	6.0	34°
OctoberOct	19°	11°	0.53 in	4	5.3	31°
NovemberNov	12°	2°	0.37 in	2	0.0	31°
DecemberDec	7°	-4°	0.41 in	1	0.0	31°

Month	Water
Jan	30°
Feb	30°
Mar	30°
Apr	30°
May	31°
Jun	33°
Jul	35°
Aug	37°
Sep	34°
Oct	31°
Nov	31°
Dec	31°

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

A normal year brings 5.57 in of rain on about 34 days and about 2,650 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

Now8 °Ffeels like -0 °F

Tomorrow2 / 8 °F

It's 8 °F now (feels like -0 °F). Today, 5 °F to 8 °F; tomorrow, 2 °F to 8 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 6%
Sat 31 4%
Sun 1 14% 0.01 in
Mon 2 17% 0.01 in
Tue 3 1%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. No significant rain expected this week.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity48%

Dew point-8 °F

Humidity is 48% now and the dew point is -8 °F.

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

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds2%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

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

29.0029.2029.4029.60 29.03

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.40 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 33

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	Mainly clear	4 / 9 °F	7 mph ENE
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	7 / 13 °F	11 mph ENE
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	3 / 7 °F	8 mph ENE
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	4 / 6 °F	5 mph NE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	3 / 6 °F	6 mph NE
Thu 22	Overcast	4 / 7 °F	8 mph ENE
Wed 21	Overcast	2 / 6 °F	6 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	2 / 3 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Mon 19	Overcast	-1 / 4 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Sun 18	Overcast	-3 / 4 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Sat 17	Overcast	5 / 10 °F	0	10 mph NE
Fri 16	Light snow	1 / 10 °F	0.02 in	8 mph ENE
Thu 15	Mainly clear	1 / 2 °F	0	5 mph ENE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	-0 / 2 °F	0	6 mph NE
Tue 13	Mainly clear	-0 / 8 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Mon 12	Light snow	5 / 15 °F	0.02 in	13 mph ENE
Sun 11	Light snow	-1 / 14 °F	0.03 in	13 mph E
Sat 10	Snow	4 / 11 °F	0.07 in	11 mph NE
Fri 9	Snow	9 / 19 °F	0.07 in	11 mph N
Thu 8	Snow	16 / 20 °F	0.22 in	10 mph E
Wed 7	Light snow	18 / 24 °F	0.02 in	5 mph N
Tue 6	Snow	19 / 25 °F	0.11 in	10 mph E
Mon 5	Overcast	12 / 18 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Sun 4	Mainly clear	13 / 17 °F	0	5 mph NE
Sat 3	Partly cloudy	12 / 15 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Fri 2	Mainly clear	16 / 21 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Thu 1	Overcast	14 / 22 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	17 / 21 °F	0	7 mph NE
Tue 29	Light snow	18 / 30 °F	0.02 in	7 mph ENE
Mon 28	Overcast	22 / 27 °F	0	7 mph ENE

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 QaanaaqQuestions

What's the weather like today in Qaanaaq?

Partly cloudy, from 5 °F to 8 °F, with a light air from the northeast (2 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Qaanaaq?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 2 °F and a high of 25 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.52 inHg and steady: −0.06 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Qaanaaq?

The best time to visit Qaanaaq is from March to June: highs of -3 °F to 39 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 14 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Qaanaaq in October?

In October, Qaanaaq normally sees highs of 19 °F and lows of 11 °F, with about 4 rainy days (0.53 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 31 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Qaanaaq?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 45 °F, and the coldest March, with lows of -18 °F. The wettest is August (1.02 in) and the driest, March.

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Weather near Qaanaaq

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 2.3 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 7:58 pm (local time).

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