Weather in Qassiarsuk

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:07 pm (GMT-2)

Now · light snow 30 °F

Feels like: 24 °F
Low / high: 29 / 33 °F
Rain: 53% · 0.03 in
Wind: 2 mph NW

↘ 28.65 inHg · falling

Today in Qassiarsuk: light snow, 29 °F to 33 °F, with a 53% chance of rain (0.03 in) and a light air from the northwest (2 mph). Tomorrow, light snow, 25 °F to 38 °F and a 86% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 47 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Narssarssuaq (BGBW), 3.3 mi away · 17 min ago

Visibility—

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature32 °F

Wind5 mph from the east

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

33° 29°
Today
38° 25°
Thu 29
36° 31°
Fri 30
32° 28°
Sat 31
44° 25°
Sun 1
47° 35°
Mon 2
35° 25°
Tue 3
28° 13°
Wed 4
16° 10°
Thu 5
27° 11°
Fri 6
36° 28°
Sat 7
31° 24°
Sun 8
25° 8°
Mon 9
22° 7°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light snow	29 / 33 °F	53% · 0.03 in	4 mph N	0.1 ft	8:18 am · 8:35 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light snow	25 / 38 °F	86% · 0.04 in	4 mph NNW	0.1 ft	9:02 am · 9:19 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light snow	31 / 36 °F	91% · 0.17 in	2 mph ESE	0.1 ft	9:49 am · 10:10 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Snow	28 / 32 °F	49% · 0.04 in	2 mph NNE	0.1 ft	10:43 am · 11:14 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	25 / 44 °F	51% · 0.05 in	9 mph NE	0.1 ft	11:48 am	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	35 / 47 °F	69% · 0.38 in	19 mph NE	0.7 ft	12:39 am · 1:07 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light snow	25 / 35 °F	69% · 0.20 in	6 mph ENE	0.5 ft	2:13 am · 2:32 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	13 / 28 °F	58%	4 mph NNE	0.1 ft	3:30 am · 3:43 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Mainly clear	10 / 16 °F	24%	4 mph NNE	0.1 ft	4:29 am · 4:40 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Heavy snow	11 / 27 °F	26% · 0.06 in	5 mph NNE	0.1 ft	5:17 am · 5:27 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy snow	28 / 36 °F	35% · 1.50 in	6 mph E	—	5:57 am · 6:08 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	24 / 31 °F	35%	3 mph NNE	—	6:34 am · 6:44 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	8 / 25 °F	25%	5 mph NNE	—	7:08 am · 7:18 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Snow	7 / 22 °F	18% · 0.01 in	6 mph NNE	—	7:41 am · 7:51 pm	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. 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	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	33°	31°	31°	29°	31°	33°	32°	30°
Chance of rain	8%	4%	0%	4%	7%	16%	5%	23%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 N	3 N	1 NNW	2 N	2 NNE	2 N	2 N	1 NNW
Humidity	54%	57%	55%	65%	72%	70%	66%	63%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

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	33°	38°	36°	32°	44°	47°	35°
AIFS	36°	40°	36°	34°	47°	47°	35°
GFS	29°	35°	31°	32°	33°	33°	33°
ICON	38°	39°	35°	32°	44°	47°	41°
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	low	low	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.03 in	0.04 in	0.17 in	0.04 in	0.05 in	0.38 in	0.20 in
AIFS	0.06 in	0.13 in	0.21 in	0.09 in	0.19 in	0.38 in	0.16 in
GFS	0	0.02 in	0.11 in	0	0.18 in	0.03 in	0.27 in
ICON	0	0.02 in	0.19 in	0	0.04 in	0.26 in	0.09 in
Confidence	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	416	425	28	26	911	1956	623
AIFS	5	2	2	2	11	11	4
GFS	69	817	56	58	56	610	617
ICON	1015	1423	710	57	1731	1830	1524
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	medium	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	53%	86%	91%	49%	51%	69%	69%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	15%	62%	56%	53%	65%	32%	52%

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 warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.2 °F	A bit above +35%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.0 °F	A bit below −26%	19° / 12°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −42%	15° / 8°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −34%	16° / 9°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit below −29%	14° / 9°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −24%

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.

Qassiarsuk climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Qassiarsuk is from June to July: highs of 59 °F to 60 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

25° 13°

JanJ
26° 14°

FebF
30° 17°

MarM
40° 28°

AprA
49° 34°

MayM
59° 43°

JunJ
60° 44°

JulJ
58° 43°

AugA
49° 36°

SepS
41° 31°

OctO
33° 22°

NovN
28° 16°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	25°	13°	1.86 in	11	3.0	33°	1.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	26°	14°	2.07 in	10	3.0	32°	1.4 ft
MarchMar	30°	17°	1.80 in	9	5.3	32°	1.3 ft
AprilApr	40°	28°	2.20 in	9	6.6	32°	1.2 ft
MayMay	49°	34°	1.57 in	10	8.4	34°	1.0 ft
JuneJun	59°	43°	2.21 in	11	7.6	35°	1.0 ft
JulyJul	60°	44°	2.43 in	10	7.1	39°	0.9 ft
AugustAug	58°	43°	3.31 in	11	5.0	40°	0.9 ft
SeptemberSep	49°	36°	3.69 in	12	3.2	39°	1.2 ft
OctoberOct	41°	31°	2.44 in	9	2.2	36°	1.1 ft
NovemberNov	33°	22°	2.84 in	11	2.3	35°	1.3 ft
DecemberDec	28°	16°	1.78 in	10	3.1	33°	1.3 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	33°	1.4 ft
Feb	32°	1.4 ft
Mar	32°	1.3 ft
Apr	32°	1.2 ft
May	34°	1.0 ft
Jun	35°	1.0 ft
Jul	39°	0.9 ft
Aug	40°	0.9 ft
Sep	39°	1.2 ft
Oct	36°	1.1 ft
Nov	35°	1.3 ft
Dec	33°	1.3 ft

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

A normal year brings 28.20 in of rain on about 124 days and about 1,750 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

Now30 °Ffeels like 24 °F

Tomorrow25 / 38 °F

It's 30 °F now (feels like 24 °F). Today, 29 °F to 33 °F; tomorrow, 25 °F to 38 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 53% 0.03 in
Thu 29 86% 0.04 in
Fri 30 91% 0.17 in
Sat 31 49% 0.04 in
Sun 1 51% 0.05 in
Mon 2 69% 0.38 in
Tue 3 69% 0.20 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 53%, with 0.03 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 86% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.03 in; last 3 days, 0.24 in; last 7 days, 0.26 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity70%

Dew point22 °F

Humidity is 70% now and the dew point is 22 °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

Now14 migood

Clouds99%

Visibility is good now (14 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 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 Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

28.5029.0029.50 29.65

Falling now (−0.22 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +1.00 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 26

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	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Snow	31 / 37 °F	0.09 in	5 mph NNE
Mon 26	Snow	11 / 31 °F	0.12 in	6 mph NNE
Sun 25	Overcast	12 / 29 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Sat 24	Light drizzle	13 / 29 °F	0.01 in	6 mph NNE
Fri 23	Overcast	18 / 38 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Thu 22	Overcast	6 / 29 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Wed 21	Clear sky	4 / 21 °F	0	5 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	9 / 21 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	12 / 26 °F	0	3 mph NNE
Sun 18	Overcast	20 / 32 °F	0	4 mph NNW
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	31 / 44 °F	0.50 in	5 mph SSE
Fri 16	Light rain	29 / 43 °F	0.80 in	7 mph NNE
Thu 15	Overcast	26 / 38 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	31 / 38 °F	0.02 in	5 mph N
Tue 13	Light drizzle	33 / 41 °F	0.05 in	2 mph WNW
Mon 12	Drizzle	36 / 40 °F	0.26 in	3 mph S
Sun 11	Light drizzle	40 / 47 °F	0.04 in	5 mph NW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	39 / 46 °F	0.11 in	8 mph NNE
Fri 9	Drizzle	31 / 42 °F	0.08 in	6 mph NNE
Thu 8	Light drizzle	33 / 47 °F	0.01 in	11 mph NE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	35 / 43 °F	0.09 in	16 mph NE
Tue 6	Overcast	26 / 46 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	28 / 39 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Sun 4	Overcast	34 / 41 °F	0	4 mph NNE
Sat 3	Drizzle	38 / 43 °F	0.28 in	3 mph WNW
Fri 2	Drizzle	33 / 47 °F	0.18 in	5 mph NNE
Thu 1	Partly cloudy	25 / 44 °F	0	4 mph N
Wed 30	Overcast	31 / 42 °F	0	6 mph N
Tue 29	Light drizzle	31 / 41 °F	0.08 in	4 mph NNE
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	31 / 47 °F	0	4 mph NNE

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 QassiarsukQuestions

What's the weather like today in Qassiarsuk?

Light snow, from 29 °F to 33 °F, with a light air from the northwest (2 mph) and a 53% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Qassiarsuk?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 86% (0.04 in): light snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 25 °F and a high of 47 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 28.65 inHg and falling: −0.39 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Qassiarsuk?

The best time to visit Qassiarsuk is from June to July: highs of 59 °F to 60 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Qassiarsuk in October?

In October, Qassiarsuk normally sees highs of 41 °F and lows of 31 °F, with about 9 rainy days (2.44 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 36 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Qassiarsuk?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 60 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 13 °F. The wettest is September (3.69 in) and the driest, May.

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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 7.0 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 11:07 pm (local time).

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