Weather in Hammerfest

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:50 am (CET)

Now · overcast 38 °F

Feels like: 33 °F
Low / high: 36 / 39 °F
Rain: 6%
Wind: 6 mph SSE

→ 29.65 inHg · steady

Today in Hammerfest: overcast, 36 °F to 39 °F, with a 6% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 38 °F to 43 °F and a 98% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 46 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Hammerfest (ENHF), 1.2 mi away · 30 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature45 °F

Wind5 mph from the west

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

39° 36°
Today
43° 38°
Fri 30
46° 40°
Sat 31
40° 36°
Sun 1
40° 37°
Mon 2
37° 33°
Tue 3
38° 33°
Wed 4
41° 38°
Thu 5
37° 35°
Fri 6
37° 32°
Sat 7
36° 31°
Sun 8
36° 23°
Mon 9
34° 22°
Tue 10
35° 29°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	36 / 39 °F	6%	8 mph SSE	1.6 ft	3:21 am · 3:47 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	38 / 43 °F	98% · 0.18 in	7 mph W	1.4 ft	4:11 am · 4:36 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	40 / 46 °F	69% · 0.17 in	8 mph S	1.9 ft	5:09 am · 5:33 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	36 / 40 °F	84% · 0.11 in	9 mph SSW	4.1 ft	6:20 am · 6:44 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	37 / 40 °F	92% · 0.47 in	11 mph SW	4.9 ft	7:45 am · 8:05 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	33 / 37 °F	97% · 0.48 in	12 mph NW	6.2 ft	9:10 am · 9:23 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	33 / 38 °F	94% · 0.26 in	9 mph SSW	4.5 ft	10:22 am · 10:29 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Heavy drizzle	38 / 41 °F	87% · 0.68 in	15 mph W	7.5 ft	11:19 am · 11:23 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	35 / 37 °F	89% · 0.73 in	13 mph WNW	9.0 ft	12:06 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	32 / 37 °F	89% · 0.40 in	12 mph WSW	9.2 ft	12:10 am · 12:46 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Snow	31 / 36 °F	82% · 0.43 in	11 mph N	5.2 ft	12:51 am · 1:22 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	23 / 36 °F	51% · 0.07 in	8 mph SSW	4.4 ft	1:29 am · 1:55 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	22 / 34 °F	49% · 0.04 in	8 mph SSE	1.8 ft	2:06 am · 2:28 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Snow	29 / 35 °F	39% · 0.32 in	5 mph SW	2.5 ft	2:41 am · 3:00 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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	39°	38°	38°	39°	39°	37°	36°	37°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	5%	2%	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)	6 SSE	6 SSE	7 SSE	7 SSE	8 SSE	7 SSE	5 SSE	3 SSE
Humidity	95%	94%	94%	94%	93%	95%	97%	99%
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 wind on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 5 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	39°	43°	46°	40°	40°	37°	38°
AIFS	42°	44°	46°	43°	39°	39°	45°
GFS	44°	46°	46°	44°	44°	43°	38°
ICON	47°	48°	51°	46°	42°	42°	48°
ARPEGE	45°	47°	52°	47°	—	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.18 in	0.17 in	0.11 in	0.47 in	0.48 in	0.26 in
AIFS	0	0.09 in	0.22 in	0.22 in	0.54 in	0.30 in	0.82 in
GFS	0	0.08 in	0.07 in	0.19 in	0.21 in	0.75 in	0.33 in
ICON	0	0.10 in	0.13 in	0.11 in	0.34 in	0.21 in	0.91 in
ARPEGE	0.00 in	0.13 in	0.14 in	0.01 in	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	815	714	817	915	1120	1226	921
AIFS	7	5	9	12	11	11	19
GFS	910	1119	1937	3036	3343	3236	3236
ICON	816	1121	2137	1934	2237	2545	2542
ARPEGE	1731	1119	3151	2745	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	medium	low	low	low	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	6%	98%	69%	84%	92%	97%	94%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	83%	69%	89%	100%	90%	94%

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, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.1 °F	Well above +141%	Above +1.8 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	33° / 30°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	32° / 29°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	32° / 29°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
December	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
January	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F
February	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
March	A bit above +1.8 °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.

Hammerfest climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Hammerfest is in July: highs of 56 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

28° 18°

JanJ
27° 17°

FebF
29° 20°

MarM
35° 25°

AprA
42° 34°

MayM
49° 41°

JunJ
56° 47°

JulJ
54° 46°

AugA
49° 41°

SepS
40° 34°

OctO
34° 26°

NovN
31° 21°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	28°	18°	2.93 in	14	0.0	41°	6.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	27°	17°	2.33 in	13	4.3	40°	6.7 ft
MarchMar	29°	20°	2.66 in	14	6.5	39°	7.3 ft
AprilApr	35°	25°	2.07 in	12	9.5	39°	5.2 ft
MayMay	42°	34°	1.74 in	12	9.5	41°	4.3 ft
JuneJun	49°	41°	1.71 in	14	8.2	45°	3.7 ft
JulyJul	56°	47°	1.96 in	13	7.6	49°	3.0 ft
AugustAug	54°	46°	2.08 in	13	5.1	50°	3.3 ft
SeptemberSep	49°	41°	2.56 in	14	3.8	48°	4.3 ft
OctoberOct	40°	34°	3.04 in	16	2.5	46°	5.4 ft
NovemberNov	34°	26°	2.49 in	12	0.0	44°	6.2 ft
DecemberDec	31°	21°	3.19 in	15	0.0	43°	6.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	41°	6.5 ft
Feb	40°	6.7 ft
Mar	39°	7.3 ft
Apr	39°	5.2 ft
May	41°	4.3 ft
Jun	45°	3.7 ft
Jul	49°	3.0 ft
Aug	50°	3.3 ft
Sep	48°	4.3 ft
Oct	46°	5.4 ft
Nov	44°	6.2 ft
Dec	43°	6.6 ft

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

A normal year brings 28.76 in of rain on about 162 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

Now38 °Ffeels like 33 °F

Tomorrow38 / 43 °F

It's 38 °F now (feels like 33 °F). Today, 36 °F to 39 °F; tomorrow, 38 °F to 43 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 6%
Fri 30 98% 0.18 in
Sat 31 69% 0.17 in
Sun 1 84% 0.11 in
Mon 2 92% 0.47 in
Tue 3 97% 0.48 in
Wed 4 94% 0.26 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 6%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 98% and 0.18 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.13 in; last 3 days, 0.13 in; last 7 days, 0.13 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity95%

Dew point37 °F

Humidity is 95% now and the dew point is 37 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds84%

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

Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0 · Sun 1: 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

29.5030.00 30.25

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.58 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 17

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	Drizzle	37 / 47 °F	0.13 in	15 mph SSE
Tue 27	Overcast	36 / 49 °F	0	12 mph SSE
Mon 26	Overcast	44 / 48 °F	0	17 mph SSE
Sun 25	Overcast	42 / 46 °F	0	17 mph S
Sat 24	Overcast	43 / 47 °F	0	16 mph S
Fri 23	Overcast	46 / 48 °F	0	20 mph S
Thu 22	Overcast	35 / 46 °F	0	13 mph S

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	35 / 45 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Tue 20	Drizzle	46 / 49 °F	0.14 in	24 mph W
Mon 19	Light rain	41 / 50 °F	0.69 in	25 mph SW
Sun 18	Drizzle	35 / 42 °F	0.25 in	14 mph W
Sat 17	Drizzle	35 / 39 °F	0.43 in	16 mph W
Fri 16	Light drizzle	38 / 46 °F	0.08 in	14 mph SSW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	38 / 43 °F	0.08 in	15 mph S
Wed 14	Light drizzle	34 / 41 °F	0.02 in	26 mph S
Tue 13	Overcast	27 / 35 °F	0	26 mph SSE
Mon 12	Overcast	27 / 35 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Sun 11	Drizzle	31 / 37 °F	0.31 in	10 mph WSW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	33 / 35 °F	0.18 in	11 mph N
Fri 9	Light drizzle	33 / 37 °F	0.18 in	5 mph W
Thu 8	Drizzle	36 / 42 °F	0.38 in	17 mph WNW
Wed 7	Drizzle	41 / 44 °F	0.51 in	20 mph NW
Tue 6	Light rain	44 / 46 °F	0.99 in	17 mph NW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	44 / 49 °F	0.01 in	10 mph SSE
Sun 4	Light drizzle	42 / 51 °F	0.01 in	12 mph SSW
Sat 3	Drizzle	44 / 54 °F	0.13 in	11 mph SSE
Fri 2	Overcast	40 / 53 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Thu 1	Overcast	38 / 51 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	40 / 47 °F	0.05 in	12 mph WNW
Tue 29	Drizzle	46 / 53 °F	0.15 in	13 mph WSW

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 HammerfestQuestions

What's the weather like today in Hammerfest?

Overcast, from 36 °F to 39 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph) and a 6% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Hammerfest?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 98% (0.18 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 33 °F and a high of 46 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.65 inHg and steady: +0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Hammerfest?

The best time to visit Hammerfest is in July: highs of 56 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Hammerfest in October?

In October, Hammerfest normally sees highs of 40 °F and lows of 34 °F, with about 16 rainy days (3.04 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 46 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Hammerfest?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 56 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 17 °F. The wettest is December (3.19 in) and the driest, June.

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Weather near Hammerfest

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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 11 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 12:50 am (local time).

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