Weather in Tanjung Balai

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:13 pm (GMT+7)

Now · light drizzle 81 °F

Feels like: 90 °F
Low / high: 77 / 85 °F
Rain: 98% · 0.56 in
Wind: 6 mph NNE

↘ 29.88 inHg · falling

Today in Tanjung Balai: light showers, 77 °F to 85 °F, with a 98% chance of rain (0.56 in) and a light breeze from the north-northeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 76 °F to 85 °F and a 91% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 86 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

85° 77°
Today
85° 76°
Fri 30
86° 78°
Sat 31
85° 78°
Sun 1
82° 75°
Mon 2
85° 76°
Tue 3
83° 76°
Wed 4
83° 76°
Thu 5
86° 78°
Fri 6
85° 78°
Sat 7
83° 78°
Sun 8
79° 78°
Mon 9
84° 77°
Tue 10
82° 78°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light showers	77 / 85 °F	98% · 0.56 in	7 mph NW	0.1 ft	11:24 am	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	91% · 0.19 in	5 mph SSW	0.1 ft	12:05 am · 12:04 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	78 / 86 °F	58% · 0.05 in	6 mph SSE	0.1 ft	12:50 am · 12:51 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Heavy drizzle	78 / 85 °F	69% · 0.31 in	9 mph ESE	0.1 ft	1:46 am · 1:59 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light showers	75 / 82 °F	82% · 0.40 in	5 mph SE	0.1 ft	3:11 am · 3:40 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light showers	76 / 85 °F	84% · 0.40 in	7 mph SSE	0.1 ft	4:47 am · 5:12 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Heavy drizzle	76 / 83 °F	93% · 0.46 in	5 mph S	0.1 ft	6:24 am · 6:37 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Heavy drizzle	76 / 83 °F	95% · 0.58 in	6 mph ESE	0.1 ft	7:33 am · 7:48 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Heavy drizzle	78 / 86 °F	96% · 0.36 in	5 mph SE	0.1 ft	8:17 am · 8:40 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	78 / 85 °F	90% · 0.43 in	4 mph ESE	0.3 ft	8:52 am · 9:20 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Heavy drizzle	78 / 83 °F	82% · 0.43 in	2 mph N	0.5 ft	9:24 am · 9:54 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light showers	78 / 79 °F	90% · 0.62 in	5 mph SE	0.5 ft	9:53 am · 10:25 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	77 / 84 °F	95% · 0.26 in	3 mph WNW	0.4 ft	10:20 am · 10:53 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Drizzle	78 / 82 °F	88% · 0.24 in	4 mph NW	0.4 ft	10:44 am · 11:18 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	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Light showers	Light showers
Temperature	80°	79°	80°	84°	82°	82°	79°	78°
Chance of rain	8%	15%	26%	58%	92%	91%	87%	77%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.04 in	0.01 in	0.06 in	0.06 in
Wind (mph)	1 W	3 SW	4 WSW	3 SSW	2 NE	7 NE	4 N	2 NW
Humidity	90%	90%	88%	72%	79%	81%	90%	95%
UV	0	0	0	2	4	2	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	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	85°	85°	86°	85°	82°	85°	83°
AIFS	82°	85°	86°	86°	85°	85°	85°
GFS	82°	83°	85°	85°	85°	85°	84°
ICON	86°	89°	91°	92°	89°	89°	89°
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.56 in	0.19 in	0.05 in	0.31 in	0.40 in	0.40 in	0.46 in
AIFS	0.50 in	0.26 in	0.09 in	0.11 in	0.23 in	0.31 in	0.28 in
GFS	0.44 in	0.30 in	0	0.14 in	0.14 in	0.36 in	0.38 in
ICON	0.14 in	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.01 in	0.05 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	713	513	614	918	517	714	518
AIFS	6	7	6	6	5	4	4
GFS	138	1411	119	1515	1213	1312	912
ICON	59	510	714	917	815	714	815
Confidence	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	medium	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)	98%	91%	58%	69%	82%	84%	93%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	87%	17%	63%	43%	58%	65%

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, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit below −21%	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −23%	A bit above +1.3 °F	85° / 81°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F	85° / 81°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F	85° / 81°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	Above +2.5 °F
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +46%	Above +3.1 °F
January	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +43%	Above +2.9 °F
February	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +3.1 °F
March	Above +3.1 °F	A bit below −21%	Above +3.2 °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.

Tanjung Balai climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Tanjung Balai is from January to March and from July to August: highs of 85 °F to 87 °F, about 15 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Tanjung Balai: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Vamei, in December 2001.

85° 73°

JanJ
87° 73°

FebF
87° 73°

MarM
87° 73°

AprA
88° 74°

MayM
87° 74°

JunJ
86° 74°

JulJ
87° 74°

AugA
87° 74°

SepS
87° 74°

OctO
85° 73°

NovN
85° 73°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	85°	73°	7.60 in	18	4.3	83°	1.2 ft
FebruaryFeb	87°	73°	4.98 in	12	5.3	83°	1.2 ft
MarchMar	87°	73°	6.61 in	19	4.8	84°	0.8 ft
AprilApr	87°	73°	9.41 in	23	4.6	86°	0.6 ft
MayMay	88°	74°	8.07 in	23	4.9	87°	0.6 ft
JuneJun	87°	74°	7.41 in	19	4.7	86°	0.8 ft
JulyJul	86°	74°	6.75 in	18	4.9	85°	0.9 ft
AugustAug	87°	74°	7.04 in	19	4.8	85°	0.9 ft
SeptemberSep	87°	74°	6.87 in	18	4.1	85°	0.8 ft
OctoberOct	87°	74°	9.12 in	22	3.6	85°	0.6 ft
NovemberNov	85°	73°	11.37 in	26	2.5	85°	0.6 ft
DecemberDec	85°	73°	9.91 in	25	2.5	84°	1.0 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	83°	1.2 ft
Feb	83°	1.2 ft
Mar	84°	0.8 ft
Apr	86°	0.6 ft
May	87°	0.6 ft
Jun	86°	0.8 ft
Jul	85°	0.9 ft
Aug	85°	0.9 ft
Sep	85°	0.8 ft
Oct	85°	0.6 ft
Nov	85°	0.6 ft
Dec	84°	1.0 ft

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

A normal year brings 95.13 in of rain on about 240 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

Now81 °Ffeels like 90 °F

Tomorrow76 / 85 °F

It's 81 °F now (feels like 90 °F). Today, 77 °F to 85 °F; tomorrow, 76 °F to 85 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 98% 0.56 in
Fri 30 91% 0.19 in
Sat 31 58% 0.05 in
Sun 1 69% 0.31 in
Mon 2 82% 0.40 in
Tue 3 84% 0.40 in
Wed 4 93% 0.46 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 98%, with 0.56 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 91% and 0.19 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.48 in; last 3 days, 1.10 in; last 7 days, 2.21 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity83%

Dew point75 °F

Humidity is 83% now and the dew point is 75 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds96%

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

Now4

Today's peak5moderate

Fri 30: 10 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 10

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

29.8029.9030.00 29.99

Falling now (−0.06 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityPoor · 61

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
Wed 28	Showers	79 / 86 °F	0.75 in	7 mph NE
Tue 27	Light showers	78 / 90 °F	0.21 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	78 / 89 °F	0.06 in	10 mph ESE
Sun 25	Showers	79 / 87 °F	0.51 in	8 mph W
Sat 24	Light showers	80 / 87 °F	0.45 in	8 mph WSW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	80 / 94 °F	0.09 in	11 mph ESE
Thu 22	Overcast	82 / 92 °F	0	7 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	81 / 93 °F	0.01 in	8 mph E
Tue 20	Overcast	82 / 91 °F	0	11 mph E
Mon 19	Light drizzle	82 / 92 °F	0.05 in	10 mph ESE
Sun 18	Drizzle	84 / 93 °F	0.06 in	9 mph SE
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	82 / 87 °F	0.28 in	12 mph SE
Fri 16	Drizzle	81 / 89 °F	0.06 in	10 mph ESE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	80 / 88 °F	0.08 in	8 mph E
Wed 14	Drizzle	80 / 91 °F	0.07 in	9 mph ESE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	79 / 91 °F	0.06 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	81 / 93 °F	0.02 in	12 mph ESE
Sun 11	Showers	76 / 90 °F	0.56 in	10 mph ESE
Sat 10	Drizzle	80 / 88 °F	0.22 in	9 mph SE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	80 / 89 °F	0.05 in	7 mph ESE
Thu 8	Drizzle	82 / 89 °F	0.12 in	8 mph ESE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	81 / 90 °F	0.02 in	9 mph ESE
Tue 6	Overcast	80 / 90 °F	0	9 mph SE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	80 / 89 °F	0.09 in	9 mph SE
Sun 4	Drizzle	80 / 89 °F	0.14 in	7 mph SE
Sat 3	Drizzle	80 / 89 °F	0.08 in	7 mph ESE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	78 / 89 °F	0.02 in	7 mph ESE
Thu 1	Light showers	78 / 87 °F	0.36 in	6 mph ESE
Wed 30	Drizzle	79 / 89 °F	0.30 in	6 mph E
Tue 29	Overcast	80 / 88 °F	0	11 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 Tanjung BalaiQuestions

What's the weather like today in Tanjung Balai?

Light showers, from 77 °F to 85 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northeast (6 mph) and a 98% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Tanjung Balai?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 91% (0.19 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 75 °F and a high of 86 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.88 inHg and falling: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Tanjung Balai?

The best time to visit Tanjung Balai is from January to March and from July to August: highs of 85 °F to 87 °F, about 15 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Tanjung Balai in October?

In October, Tanjung Balai normally sees highs of 87 °F and lows of 74 °F, with about 22 rainy days (9.12 in for the month) and 4 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 85 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Tanjung Balai?

The warmest is May, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 73 °F. The wettest is November (11.37 in) and the driest, February.

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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 18 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 2:13 pm (local time).

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