Castrop-Rauxel

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · 83 m · Thu 22 Oct, 06:21 CESTGFS run 18 UTC · 10 h old (older run)
8°
ClearFeels like 5°Today 8° – 12°
Thu 06:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds build this morning; rain from 12:00 to 02:00 (about 2.2 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°. Tomorrow wet, about as warm, up to 13°.

Right now

model value for 06:00, not a measurement
Wind5 m/s SSW
Gusts13 m/s
Humidity80 %
Pressure1013 hPa →
Cloud cover1 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 20° below the horizon · sunrise 08:06 · sunset 18:22
ModerateStrong wind gusts · Fri 13:00 – 06:00 · Gusts up to 102 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, from 12:00Rain until Fri 02:00, 2.2 mm in all
Kite window08:00 – 10:00Wind 6–6 m/s, gusts under 14 (good, not excellent)
Longest dry spell24 h from Tue 01:00Dry until Wed 01:00
TonightLow 9° at 00:00Showers at times, breezy; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Thu 06:00 · Clear8°, feels like 5°
Wind 5 m/s from SSW, gusts 13 · dryClouds 1 % · humidity 80 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 06:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 61.9°21 Dec · 15.0°↑ 08:06↓ 18:2206:00 · −20.3°000306091215182124
Sunrise08:06
Sunset18:22
Daylight10 h 16 min4 min shorter than Wednesday
Highest27.3°at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk07:32 · 18:57

Moon

from the coordinates
82 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 06:21Moonrise 16:51Moonset 03:17
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeThu 08:00 – 10:00Good · Gusty, 13 m/s
AvoidThu 11:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Thu 06:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

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Click a tile to light up those days. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Thursday 22 Oct

Today
12° / 8°Light rain
Rain1.9 mmStrongest gust16 m/sSunrise · sunset08:06 · 18:22Moon at noon84 % · waxing gibbous
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Do the models agree?

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Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
8°Essen24 km8°Dortmund12 km8°Bochum11 km8°Gelsenkirchen16 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 7.6 km away, model height 97 m (real 83 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 CEST (10 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 19:00 CET
Grid point used
51.50° N, 7.25° E — 7.6 km from Castrop-Rauxel, model terrain height 97 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Castrop-Rauxel

North Rhine-Westphalia · 83 m · Thu 22 Oct, 06:21
GFS run 18 UTC · 10 h old (older run)
8°
ClearFeels like 5°Today 8° – 12°
Thu 06:00· now

Clouds build this morning; rain from 12:00 to 02:00 (about 2.2 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°. Tomorrow wet, about as warm, up to 13°.

Wind5 SSWGusts13 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
ModerateStrong wind gustsFri 13:00 – 06:00 · Gusts up to 102 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, from 12:00until Fri 02:00, 2.2 mm
Kite windowToday 08–10wind 6 m/s
Dry spell24 h from Tue 01:00until Wed 01:00
TonightLow 9° at 00:00showers at times, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 7° to 13° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Thu 06:00 · Clear8°, feels like 5°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind5 m/s SSWGusts13 m/sHumidity80 %Pressure1013 hPa →Clouds1 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 06:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 06:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 61.9°21 Dec 15.0°↑08:06↓18:2206:00 · −20.3°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset08:06 · 18:22
Daylight10 h 16 min
Highest27.3° at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk07:32 · 18:57
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Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now121800
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeThu 08:00 – 10:00Good · Gusty, 13 m/s
AvoidThu 11:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Thu 06:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
82 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 06:21Rise 16:51 · set 03:17
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 days

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Thursday 22 Oct · TodayLight rain
12° 8°
Rain1.9 mmGusts16Sun ↑ ↓08:06 18:22Moon84 %
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15-day outlook

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15days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

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9°15°20°ThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
8°Essen24 km8°Dortmund12 km8°Bochum11 km8°Gelsenkirchen16 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 CEST (10 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 19:00 CET
Grid point used
51.50° N, 7.25° E — 7.6 km from Castrop-Rauxel, model terrain height 97 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.