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Takoradi 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Takoradi

Ghana

Long range weather outlook for Takoradi includes 14 day forecast summary:

Over the next 14 days the Takoradi forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 33°C, with a high for the two weeks of 34°C expected on the afternoon of Friday 3rd. The mean minimum temperature will be 28°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Tuesday 7th at 26°C. The fortnight ahead will have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. Predictions are Tuesday 7th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 8.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sun 28
Apr		21:00

SSW
SSW

 7 / 9 mph 88 / 108°F 85% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 29
Apr		00:00

SSW
SSW

 8 / 11 mph 84 / 97°F 89% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SW
SW

 7 / 12 mph 82 / 92°F 89% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 9 mph 85 / 90°F 89% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 67%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

WSW
WSW

 7 / 8 mph 89 / 98°F 75% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 42%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 11 mph 90 / 100°F 67% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

S
S

 10 / 12 mph 90 / 100°F 67% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 11 / 14 mph 88 / 98°F 79% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
14%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SW
SW

 8 / 10 mph 85 / 98°F 86% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 30
Apr		00:00

W
W

 5 / 6 mph 83 / 95°F 89% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

W
W

 5 / 7 mph 81 / 91°F 91% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
23%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 9 mph 83 / 88°F 90% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SW
SW

 8 / 10 mph 87 / 95°F 75% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 12 mph 90 / 100°F 66% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SW
SW

 12 / 15 mph 89 / 100°F 73% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 58%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

 12 / 15 mph 87 / 97°F 78% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

WSW
WSW

 7 / 12 mph 81 / 90°F 89% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 40%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
51%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Wed 01
May		00:00

SW
SW

 7 / 9 mph 83 / 94°F 88% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 84%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
38%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SW
SW

 8 / 12 mph 82 / 92°F 88% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SW
SW

 9 / 15 mph 83 / 88°F 89% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
46%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SW
SW

 11 / 17 mph 86 / 92°F 78% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
59%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 12 / 17 mph 88 / 97°F 68% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 53%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
55%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SW
SW

 11 / 13 mph 90 / 102°F 70% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 35%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

 9 / 12 mph 90 / 106°F 81% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 47%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
30%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SW
SW

 7 / 10 mph 86 / 102°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 02
May		00:00

SW
SW

 6 / 10 mph 82 / 92°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 10 mph 81 / 89°F 86% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 79%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
27%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 10 mph 84 / 88°F 86% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 29%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SW
SW

 9 / 11 mph 88 / 96°F 73% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 11 / 13 mph 91 / 100°F 63% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SSW
SSW

 12 / 14 mph 90 / 100°F 65% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 9 / 11 mph 87 / 97°F 77% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 13 mph 84 / 95°F 82% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 03
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 5 / 7 mph 83 / 92°F 85% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
29%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
03:00

WSW
WSW

 4 / 7 mph 81 / 89°F 87% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
53%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

 3 / 5 mph 84 / 88°F 87% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 61%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
38%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
09:00

N
N

 4 / 5 mph 88 / 93°F 78% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 36%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SE
SE

 2 / 2 mph 93 / 101°F 60% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 96%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
54%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

S
S

 10 / 11 mph 88 / 96°F 72% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 85%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

 10 / 12 mph 87 / 97°F 79% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

S
S

 7 / 10 mph 84 / 95°F 82% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 04
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 7 / 11 mph 83 / 93°F 84% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 69%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSW
SSW

 5 / 8 mph 83 / 93°F 85% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 71%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

 2 / 2 mph 85 / 90°F 85% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 92%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
09:00

SSW
SSW

 2 / 3 mph 89 / 97°F 71% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

 8 / 9 mph 91 / 100°F 63% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 11 mph 90 / 100°F 68% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 52%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 9 / 10 mph 88 / 98°F 76% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

 9 / 12 mph 84 / 96°F 82% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sun 05
May		00:00

SW
SW

 6 / 13 mph 86 / 101°F 86% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

 6 / 12 mph 82 / 92°F 89% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 12 / 25 mph 91 / 105°F 67% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

 11 / 23 mph 91 / 113°F 80% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 37%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
0.0 In
Mon 06
May		00:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 13 mph 83 / 94°F 87% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
36%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 12 mph 80 / 87°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 10 / 21 mph 92 / 107°F 65% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
38%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

 11 / 23 mph 90 / 112°F 80% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
38%
0.0 In
Tue 07
May		00:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 13 mph 85 / 100°F 89% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 5 / 11 mph 81 / 89°F 88% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 26%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
42%
0.2 In
12:00

S
S

 6 / 13 mph 90 / 105°F 70% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 66%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
60%
0.2 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

 12 / 25 mph 82 / 88°F 79% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
0.3 In
Wed 08
May		00:00

SW
SW

 8 / 17 mph 84 / 97°F 86% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 27%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
31%
0.0 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

 4 / 9 mph 81 / 89°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 43%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 9 / 19 mph 89 / 103°F 73% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.1 In
18:00

SW
SW

 9 / 18 mph 85 / 95°F 76% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 82%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
30%
0.0 In
Thu 09
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 6 / 13 mph 86 / 101°F 85% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
33%
0.1 In
06:00

SW
SW

 7 / 14 mph 81 / 89°F 85% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 67%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
86%
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 6 / 13 mph 90 / 104°F 71% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 27%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 94%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
0.4 In
18:00

S
S

 7 / 14 mph 89 / 107°F 81% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 33%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
0.1 In
Fri 10
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 6 / 13 mph 82 / 92°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
0.0 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

 4 / 8 mph 83 / 93°F 85% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 51%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
55%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

 7 / 16 mph 89 / 103°F 69% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
0.1 In
18:00

S
S

 5 / 11 mph 91 / 112°F 77% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
44%
0.0 In
Sat 11
May		00:00

SW
SW

 8 / 17 mph 82 / 92°F 85% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 94%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
67%
0.0 In
06:00

SW
SW

 5 / 10 mph 83 / 93°F 85% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
40%
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 9 / 19 mph 89 / 103°F 69% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.1 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 9 / 18 mph 92 / 113°F 74% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
17%
0.1 In
Sun 12
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 7 / 14 mph 84 / 96°F 88% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
0.1 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 5 / 11 mph 83 / 93°F 85% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
30%
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 8 / 16 mph 88 / 105°F 78% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
32%
0.1 In
18:00

S
S

 7 / 15 mph 90 / 112°F 79% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.1 In
Mon 13
May		00:00

WSW
WSW

 7 / 15 mph 84 / 98°F 87% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 4 / 9 mph 80 / 88°F 87% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
0.4 In
12:00

SW
SW

 8 / 16 mph 89 / 106°F 77% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 51%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
32%
0.5 In
18:00

SW
SW

 10 / 21 mph 85 / 96°F 78% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
52%
0.0 In

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