Weather in Westerland

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:07 am (CET)

Now · overcast 52 °F

Feels like: 51 °F
Low / high: 48 / 59 °F
Rain: 36%
Wind: 4 mph SW

→ 30.32 inHg · steady

Today in Westerland: fog, 48 °F to 59 °F, with a 36% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southwest (4 mph). Tomorrow, fog, 46 °F to 52 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 59 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (31%).

Measured now at the airport

Den Helder (EHKD), 6.6 mi away · 12 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature57 °F

Wind6 mph from the west-northwest

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

59° 48°
Today
52° 46°
Fri 30
54° 49°
Sat 31
55° 51°
Sun 1
54° 51°
Mon 2
53° 47°
Tue 3
52° 43°
Wed 4
50° 41°
Thu 5
52° 45°
Fri 6
48° 38°
Sat 7
49° 37°
Sun 8
54° 48°
Mon 9
56° 51°
Tue 10
55° 51°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Fog	48 / 59 °F	36%	5 mph SSW	1.6 ft	10:40 am · 10:47 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Fog	46 / 52 °F	0%	6 mph ESE	0.6 ft	11:17 am · 11:20 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	49 / 54 °F	1%	5 mph ENE	0.4 ft	11:48 am · 11:57 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Light rain	51 / 55 °F	31% · 0.04 in	5 mph NW	1.6 ft	12:20 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light rain	51 / 54 °F	23% · 0.06 in	15 mph N	2.5 ft	12:43 am · 1:02 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	47 / 53 °F	18% · 0.03 in	14 mph NE	2.3 ft	1:40 am · 1:59 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	43 / 52 °F	2% · 0.01 in	3 mph ESE	1.5 ft	2:51 am · 4:40 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	41 / 50 °F	9%	4 mph E	0.8 ft	4:34 am · 5:41 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	45 / 52 °F	4%	5 mph ENE	0.5 ft	5:47 am · 6:29 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Partly cloudy	38 / 48 °F	6%	6 mph SE	0.4 ft	6:39 am · 7:12 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	37 / 49 °F	9%	5 mph S	—	7:25 am · 7:52 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	48 / 54 °F	25% · 0.14 in	8 mph SSE	—	8:07 am · 8:30 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	51 / 56 °F	25% · 0.28 in	14 mph S	—	8:46 am · 9:06 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	51 / 55 °F	24% · 0.08 in	10 mph SSE	—	9:21 am · 9:39 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: 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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Fog	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Fog	Fog
Temperature	53°	52°	52°	52°	59°	59°	53°	50°
Chance of rain	36%	13%	2%	0%	2%	10%	9%	2%
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)	5 SW	5 SW	3 SSW	4 SSW	5 WSW	2 NW	3 ESE	3 SE
Humidity	93%	96%	95%	96%	84%	80%	96%	97%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 6 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°	55°	53°	54°	55°	53°	52°
AIFS	58°	54°	50°	51°	54°	51°	49°
GFS	60°	58°	57°	58°	55°	51°	49°
ICON	60°	51°	54°	55°	54°	50°	48°
ARPEGE	58°	53°	50°	52°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	59°	52°	54°	55°	54°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.01 in	0	0	0.05 in	0.12 in	0.03 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0.01 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.08 in	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.02 in	0	0
ICON	0.01 in	0	0	0.03 in	0.04 in	0	0
ARPEGE	0.00 in	0	0	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0.04 in	0.04 in	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	611	611	715	625	1527	1418	315
AIFS	7	7	7	9	17	15	14
GFS	610	79	69	1727	2131	815	812
ICON	510	611	59	59	1426	1526	1222
ARPEGE	79	915	1218	69	—	—	—
ICON-EU	59	611	59	510	1528	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	36%	0%	1%	31%	23%	18%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	52%	0%	0%	11%	35%	17%	13%

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: normal temperatures, 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 −0.5 °F	Below −79%	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	50° / 48°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +22%	A bit above +0.9 °F	49° / 47°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	48° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
December	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °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.

Westerland climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Westerland is from July to August: highs of 70 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

42° 35°

JanJ
43° 34°

FebF
47° 37°

MarM
55° 42°

AprA
61° 48°

MayM
66° 53°

JunJ
69° 57°

JulJ
70° 57°

AugA
65° 53°

SepS
57° 47°

OctO
49° 41°

NovN
44° 36°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	42°	35°	2.63 in	11	1.4	43°	4.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	43°	34°	2.09 in	9	2.2	42°	4.3 ft
MarchMar	47°	37°	1.94 in	9	3.9	43°	3.4 ft
AprilApr	55°	42°	1.39 in	7	6.0	47°	2.8 ft
MayMay	61°	48°	1.94 in	8	6.7	52°	2.8 ft
JuneJun	66°	53°	2.33 in	10	6.6	58°	2.8 ft
JulyJul	69°	57°	3.09 in	11	6.6	63°	2.6 ft
AugustAug	70°	57°	3.37 in	11	6.3	65°	2.7 ft
SeptemberSep	65°	53°	3.66 in	11	4.9	63°	3.2 ft
OctoberOct	57°	47°	4.01 in	12	3.3	58°	3.9 ft
NovemberNov	49°	41°	3.33 in	13	1.7	53°	4.0 ft
DecemberDec	44°	36°	3.22 in	12	1.0	47°	4.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	43°	4.6 ft
Feb	42°	4.3 ft
Mar	43°	3.4 ft
Apr	47°	2.8 ft
May	52°	2.8 ft
Jun	58°	2.8 ft
Jul	63°	2.6 ft
Aug	65°	2.7 ft
Sep	63°	3.2 ft
Oct	58°	3.9 ft
Nov	53°	4.0 ft
Dec	47°	4.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 33.01 in of rain on about 122 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 51 °F

Tomorrow46 / 52 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 51 °F). Today, 48 °F to 59 °F; tomorrow, 46 °F to 52 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 36%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 1%
Sun 1 31% 0.04 in
Mon 2 23% 0.06 in
Tue 3 18% 0.03 in
Wed 4 2% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 36%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 31% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.17 in; last 7 days, 1.79 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity96%

Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 96% now and the dew point is 51 °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

Now6.4 migood

Clouds99%

Visibility is good now (6.4 mi). There may be fog today at 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 6:00 pm.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · 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

30.2030.40 30.51

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.19 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 28

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	Light drizzle	46 / 58 °F	0.04 in	13 mph WSW
Tue 27	Drizzle	50 / 61 °F	0.12 in	16 mph SSW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	51 / 55 °F	0.07 in	19 mph SW
Sun 25	Light rain	49 / 54 °F	0.53 in	28 mph WSW
Sat 24	Light rain	48 / 53 °F	0.34 in	28 mph WSW
Fri 23	Heavy drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.33 in	19 mph SE
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	45 / 54 °F	0.50 in	19 mph SSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Heavy drizzle	49 / 56 °F	0.15 in	17 mph S
Tue 20	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	0.04 in	17 mph ESE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	50 / 56 °F	0.02 in	14 mph E
Sun 18	Light drizzle	47 / 53 °F	0.09 in	14 mph NE
Sat 17	Drizzle	47 / 55 °F	0.30 in	16 mph N
Fri 16	Drizzle	53 / 64 °F	0.20 in	14 mph W
Thu 15	Overcast	52 / 66 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Wed 14	Overcast	49 / 62 °F	0	12 mph WSW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	55 / 67 °F	0.08 in	19 mph SW
Mon 12	Overcast	42 / 60 °F	0	10 mph S
Sun 11	Drizzle	48 / 58 °F	0.43 in	13 mph W
Sat 10	Drizzle	49 / 56 °F	0.35 in	17 mph W
Fri 9	Light rain	49 / 62 °F	0.72 in	19 mph SW
Thu 8	Light drizzle	52 / 58 °F	0.08 in	17 mph NW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	55 / 68 °F	0.02 in	12 mph NNE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	57 / 69 °F	0.05 in	6 mph WSW
Mon 5	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	0	13 mph SW
Sun 4	Overcast	49 / 65 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sat 3	Overcast	46 / 67 °F	0	8 mph SW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	50 / 68 °F	0.01 in	8 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light rain	56 / 69 °F	0.33 in	11 mph SW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	63 / 75 °F	0.02 in	9 mph S
Tue 29	Light rain	60 / 74 °F	0.30 in	11 mph E

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 WesterlandQuestions

What's the weather like today in Westerland?

Fog, from 48 °F to 59 °F, with a light breeze from the southwest (4 mph) and a 36% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Westerland?

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

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 43 °F and a high of 59 °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 30.32 inHg and steady: +0.20 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Westerland?

The best time to visit Westerland is from July to August: highs of 70 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Westerland in October?

In October, Westerland normally sees highs of 57 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 12 rainy days (4.01 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 58 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Westerland?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 70 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 34 °F. The wettest is October (4.01 in) and the driest, April.

More about Westerland today

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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 10 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 3:07 am (local time).

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