Alotau

Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea · 11 m · Sun 25 Oct, 13:14 GMT+10GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
28°
OvercastFeels like 30°
Sat 15:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this afternoon; rain from 17:00 to 09:00 (about 2.1 mm). Wet and warm tonight, 24°.

Right now

model value for 15:00, not a measurement
Wind3 m/s NE
Gusts3 m/s
Humidity64 %
Pressure1010 hPa ↗
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 42° above the horizon · sunrise 05:30 · sunset 17:54
Alerts for Alotau are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, from 17:00Rain until Sun 09:00, 2.1 mm in all
Kite windowSun 10:00 – 16:00Wind 3–4 m/s, gusts under 6 (good, not excellent)
Longest dry spell19 h from Mon 04:00Dry until Mon 23:00
TonightLow 24° at 02:00Rain, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

Click any hour: the sky, the panel, the sun chart and the planner follow it
hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Sat 15:00 · Overcast28°, feels like 30°
Wind 3 m/s from NE, gusts 3 · dryClouds 100 % · humidity 64 %
Kite flying: GoodLight wind, 3 m/s

Sun height

Sat 24 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 15:00
Sat 24 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 56.2°21 Dec · 76.8°↑ 05:30↓ 17:5415:00 · 41.5°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:30
Sunset17:54
Daylight12 h 24 minas long as the day before
Highest88.5°at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk05:08 · 18:16

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 13:14Moonrise 17:00Moonset 04:20
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 8 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 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.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
now18210003060912
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeFrom Sun 10:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidSat 20:00 – 08:00Rain
At Sat 15:00GoodLight wind, 3 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

13 days

click a day for its details · high / low · rain
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13-day outlook

by each day’s icon
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Click a tile to light up those days. Sun 25 Oct – Fri 6 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Sunday 25 Oct

Today
29° / 23°Light rain
Rain1.3 mmStrongest gust4 m/sSunrise · sunset05:29 · 17:54Moon at noon98 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
24°28°31°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
32°Wetoeto25 km32°Wela25 km29°Watunou16 km32°Watubo25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 8.6 km away, model height 128 m (real 11 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Thu 22 Oct, 04:00 GMT+10 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Fri 06 Nov, 04:00 GMT+10
Grid point used
10.25° S, 150.50° E — 8.6 km from Alotau, model terrain height 128 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.

Alotau

Milne Bay Province · 11 m · Sun 25 Oct, 13:14 GMT+10
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
28°
OvercastFeels like 30°
Sat 15:00· now

Clouds thicken this afternoon; rain from 17:00 to 09:00 (about 2.1 mm). Wet and warm tonight, 24°.

Wind3 NEGusts3 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
Alerts for Alotau are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, from 17:00until Sun 09:00, 2.1 mm
Kite windowSun 10–16wind 4 m/s
Dry spell19 h from Mon 04:00until Mon 23:00
TonightLow 24° at 02:00rain, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 23° to 31° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sat 15:00 · Overcast28°, feels like 30°
Kite flying: GoodLight wind, 3 m/s
Wind3 m/s NEGusts3 m/sHumidity64 %Pressure1010 hPa ↗Clouds100 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 15:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sat 24 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 15:00
Sat 24 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 56.2°21 Dec 76.8°↑05:30↓17:5415:00 · 41.5°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:30 · 17:54
Daylight12 h 24 min
Highest88.5° at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk05:08 · 18:16

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
now210309
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeFrom Sun 10:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidSat 20:00 – 08:00Rain
At Sat 15:00GoodLight wind, 3 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 13:14Rise 17:00 · set 04:20
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 8 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

13 days

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Sunday 25 Oct · TodayLight rain
29° 23°
Rain1.3 mmGusts4Sun ↑ ↓05:29 17:54Moon98 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

13-day outlook

by each day’s icon
13days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Sun 25 Oct – Fri 6 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
24°28°31°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
32°Wetoeto25 km32°Wela25 km29°Watunou16 km32°Watubo25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Thu 22 Oct, 04:00 GMT+10 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Fri 06 Nov, 04:00 GMT+10
Grid point used
10.25° S, 150.50° E — 8.6 km from Alotau, model terrain height 128 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.