Weather in As Saffānīyah

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:18 pm (GMT+3)

Now · overcast 89 °F

Feels like: 94 °F
Low / high: 81 / 89 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 12 mph E

↘ 29.90 inHg · falling

Today in As Saffānīyah: overcast, 81 °F to 89 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the east (12 mph). Tomorrow, partly cloudy, 83 °F to 90 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 97 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

89° 81°
Today
90° 83°
Fri 30
93° 84°
Sat 31
97° 84°
Sun 1
87° 83°
Mon 2
92° 79°
Tue 3
87° 77°
Wed 4
89° 75°
Thu 5
98° 77°
Fri 6
99° 80°
Sat 7
97° 77°
Sun 8
85° 77°
Mon 9
83° 73°
Tue 10
85° 69°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	81 / 89 °F	4%	14 mph ESE	1.8 ft	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	83 / 90 °F	2%	16 mph ESE	1.6 ft	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	84 / 93 °F	4%	16 mph SE	1.7 ft	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Partly cloudy	84 / 97 °F	2%	14 mph ESE	1.8 ft	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	83 / 87 °F	4%	20 mph E	1.0 ft	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Partly cloudy	79 / 92 °F	0%	12 mph NNE	1.0 ft	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Clear sky	77 / 87 °F	2%	11 mph N	1.6 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Mainly clear	75 / 89 °F	0%	14 mph ESE	1.6 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	77 / 98 °F	0%	13 mph S	1.9 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	80 / 99 °F	0%	12 mph S	1.2 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	77 / 97 °F	2%	11 mph SW	1.0 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	77 / 85 °F	4%	15 mph N	1.8 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Clear sky	73 / 83 °F	6%	13 mph N	1.7 ft	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	69 / 85 °F	5%	9 mph NNE	1.0 ft	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 4:00 am; then ECMWF until Friday 13 6:00 am; 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.

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	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Mainly clear	Clear	Partly cloudy
Temperature	83°	82°	82°	87°	89°	89°	87°	86°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%
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)	4 SSE	5 SSW	4 SSE	3 NE	11 E	12 E	13 E	10 SE
Humidity	77%	73%	77%	62%	60%	64%	66%	71%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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	92°	92°	96°	96°	91°	92°	87°
AIFS	90°	90°	94°	94°	93°	92°	88°
GFS	90°	91°	96°	94°	94°	90°	87°
ICON	92°	94°	99°	99°	91°	92°	87°
ICON-EU	89°	90°	93°	97°	87°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1525	1626	1930	1117	1326	1222	1120
AIFS	16	13	14	12	13	12	12
GFS	1321	1624	1826	1318	1319	1616	1213
ICON	1420	1523	1523	1015	1929	1221	1221
ICON-EU	1420	1623	1623	1419	2031	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	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)	4%	2%	4%	2%	4%	0%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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 warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.8 °F	Normal	Well above +4.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	Above +3.1 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	Well above +118%	Above +1.8 °F	76° / 69°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F	73° / 66°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	70° / 64°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +88%	A bit above +1.6 °F
December	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
February	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °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.

As Saffānīyah climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit As Saffānīyah is from February to March and from November to December: highs of 72 °F to 83 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

67° 49°

JanJ
73° 53°

FebF
83° 60°

MarM
92° 69°

AprA
103° 77°

MayM
110° 83°

JunJ
111° 85°

JulJ
110° 84°

AugA
103° 77°

SepS
96° 70°

OctO
82° 60°

NovN
72° 53°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	67°	49°	0.94 in	1	6.7	65°	2.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	73°	53°	0.72 in	1	7.3	63°	2.1 ft
MarchMar	83°	60°	0.52 in	1	8.0	66°	1.8 ft
AprilApr	92°	69°	0.26 in	0	7.7	72°	1.6 ft
MayMay	103°	77°	0.05 in	0	9.3	80°	1.4 ft
JuneJun	110°	83°	0.00 in	0	10.2	86°	1.9 ft
JulyJul	111°	85°	0.00 in	0	10.0	90°	1.6 ft
AugustAug	110°	84°	0.00 in	0	10.0	92°	1.4 ft
SeptemberSep	103°	77°	0.00 in	0	9.2	89°	1.3 ft
OctoberOct	96°	70°	0.03 in	0	8.9	85°	1.5 ft
NovemberNov	82°	60°	1.30 in	1	7.3	78°	2.0 ft
DecemberDec	72°	53°	1.12 in	1	6.3	70°	2.2 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	65°	2.3 ft
Feb	63°	2.1 ft
Mar	66°	1.8 ft
Apr	72°	1.6 ft
May	80°	1.4 ft
Jun	86°	1.9 ft
Jul	90°	1.6 ft
Aug	92°	1.4 ft
Sep	89°	1.3 ft
Oct	85°	1.5 ft
Nov	78°	2.0 ft
Dec	70°	2.2 ft

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

A normal year brings 4.94 in of rain on about 5 days and about 3,050 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

Now89 °Ffeels like 94 °F

Tomorrow83 / 90 °F

It's 89 °F now (feels like 94 °F). Today, 81 °F to 89 °F; tomorrow, 83 °F to 90 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 4%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 4%
Tue 3 0%
Wed 4 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.01 in; last 7 days, 0.01 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity59%

Dew point73 °F

Humidity is 59% now and the dew point is 73 °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

Clouds97%

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

Now3

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 5 · Sun 1: 4

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

29.9030.00 30.01

Falling now (−0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. 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 dustModerate

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	Mainly clear	82 / 94 °F	0	13 mph ENE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	82 / 94 °F	0.01 in	12 mph ENE
Mon 26	Overcast	75 / 96 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	75 / 94 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Sat 24	Mainly clear	74 / 98 °F	0	13 mph N
Fri 23	Overcast	76 / 96 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Thu 22	Overcast	78 / 93 °F	0	11 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	76 / 95 °F	9 mph ENE
Tue 20	Mainly clear	76 / 100 °F	12 mph ENE
Mon 19	Mainly clear	76 / 102 °F	10 mph E
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	78 / 98 °F	9 mph ENE
Sat 17	Clear sky	79 / 106 °F	8 mph S
Fri 16	Overcast	79 / 100 °F	9 mph SE
Thu 15	Overcast	77 / 98 °F	9 mph ESE
Wed 14	Overcast	78 / 97 °F	11 mph NE
Tue 13	Overcast	76 / 103 °F	15 mph ESE
Mon 12	Overcast	78 / 102 °F	11 mph N
Sun 11	Overcast	82 / 100 °F	15 mph N
Sat 10	Mainly clear	80 / 102 °F	17 mph N
Fri 9	Mainly clear	74 / 102 °F	17 mph NNW
Thu 8	Overcast	75 / 99 °F	12 mph N
Wed 7	Clear sky	79 / 103 °F	10 mph ENE
Tue 6	Clear sky	85 / 107 °F	15 mph N
Mon 5	Clear sky	83 / 105 °F	13 mph NNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	84 / 97 °F	11 mph NNE
Sat 3	Clear sky	85 / 98 °F	14 mph ESE
Fri 2	Mainly clear	79 / 101 °F	16 mph SE
Thu 1	Overcast	81 / 101 °F	11 mph NE
Wed 30	Mainly clear	85 / 101 °F	15 mph NNE
Tue 29	Clear sky	86 / 101 °F	18 mph N

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 As SaffānīyahQuestions

What's the weather like today in As Saffānīyah?

Overcast, from 81 °F to 89 °F, with a moderate breeze from the east (12 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in As Saffānīyah?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): partly cloudy.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 77 °F and a high of 97 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.90 inHg and falling: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit As Saffānīyah?

The best time to visit As Saffānīyah is from February to March and from November to December: highs of 72 °F to 83 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in As Saffānīyah in October?

In October, As Saffānīyah normally sees highs of 96 °F and lows of 70 °F, with about 0 rainy days (0.03 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 85 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in As Saffānīyah?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 111 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 49 °F. The wettest is November (1.30 in) and the driest, June.

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Weather near As Saffānīyah

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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 15 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 1:18 pm (local time).

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