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Locarno 14 Day Long Range Forecast

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

Switzerland

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

The next 14 day outlook for Locarno shows the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 13°C, with a high for the two weeks of 16°C expected on the afternoon of Monday 30th. The mean minimum temperature will be -1°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Saturday 28th at -4°C. The fortnight ahead will have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. It looks like Sunday 22nd will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 9.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sat 21
Mar
19:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 2 mph 50 / 51°F 86% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

S
S

3 / 4 mph 47 / 46°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Sun 22
Mar
01:00

SSW
SSW

3 / 3 mph 42 / 41°F 99% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.2 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.2 In
04:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 3 mph 41 / 40°F 98% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 69%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
07:00

SW
SW

1 / 1 mph 40 / 40°F 97% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 82%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

SW
SW

3 / 4 mph 43 / 41°F 86% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 52%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 92%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
78%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 5 mph 47 / 45°F 73% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 51%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
61%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 5 mph 48 / 46°F 70% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
69%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

W
W

1 / 2 mph 35 / 35°F 88% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
53%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

N
N

4 / 8 mph 30 / 26°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 15%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 23
Mar
01:00

N
N

5 / 10 mph 29 / 24°F 89% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
04:00

N
N

5 / 11 mph 28 / 22°F 86% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

5 / 11 mph 28 / 22°F 80% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

N
N

1 / 1 mph 51 / 50°F 58% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

SW
SW

1 / 1 mph 57 / 56°F 51% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

WNW
WNW

1 / 1 mph 57 / 56°F 52% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 37%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

4 / 8 mph 38 / 36°F 79% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
18%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

N
N

6 / 13 mph 36 / 30°F 82% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 24
Mar
01:00

N
N

6 / 13 mph 33 / 28°F 82% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
04:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 32 / 26°F 80% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 31 / 26°F 78% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

NNE
NNE

1 / 1 mph 55 / 54°F 51% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 25%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 4 mph 59 / 58°F 44% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 4 mph 59 / 58°F 46% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

NW
NW

1 / 2 mph 41 / 41°F 76% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

N
N

4 / 9 mph 38 / 35°F 80% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
50%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 25
Mar
01:00

N
N

4 / 9 mph 37 / 34°F 79% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
04:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 9 mph 36 / 32°F 80% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
07:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 8 mph 34 / 31°F 78% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
18%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

SSW
SSW

3 / 4 mph 55 / 54°F 65% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 27%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
31%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

SSW
SSW

5 / 6 mph 57 / 55°F 60% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
31%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 4 mph 55 / 53°F 71% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
46%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

8 / 11 mph 43 / 38°F 76% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

N
N

14 / 21 mph 32 / 22°F 62% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 26
Mar
01:00

NNW
NNW

12 / 15 mph 31 / 22°F 54% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
04:00

N
N

11 / 13 mph 33 / 25°F 51% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
07:00

NNW
NNW

8 / 9 mph 35 / 28°F 54% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

NNW
NNW

12 / 14 mph 44 / 37°F 29% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

NNW
NNW

14 / 16 mph 47 / 40°F 26% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

N
N

12 / 14 mph 46 / 40°F 28% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

7 / 12 mph 31 / 25°F 53% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

N
N

6 / 11 mph 29 / 23°F 61% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 27
Mar
01:00

N
N

7 / 12 mph 28 / 21°F 60% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
04:00

N
N

7 / 14 mph 28 / 20°F 59% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

9 / 10 mph 35 / 28°F 54% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
10:00

NNE
NNE

10 / 11 mph 43 / 37°F 30% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
13:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 9 mph 48 / 44°F 28% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
16:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 9 mph 48 / 44°F 31% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
1%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
19:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 12 mph 32 / 25°F 57% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
1%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
22:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 11 mph 29 / 21°F 63% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sat 28
Mar
01:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 28 / 21°F 71% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 33 / 28°F 42% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
13:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 11 mph 51 / 49°F 27% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 37%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

9 / 17 mph 31 / 23°F 59% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
Sun 29
Mar
01:00

N
N

8 / 17 mph 32 / 25°F 69% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
07:00

ENE
ENE

1 / 2 mph 43 / 43°F 72% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 77%
High level cloud: 77%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
13:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 8 mph 58 / 57°F 27% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 29%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
28%
0.0 In
19:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 13 mph 37 / 31°F 62% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
1%
0.0 In
Mon 30
Mar
01:00

N
N

6 / 9 mph 32 / 26°F 59% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

6 / 11 mph 35 / 30°F 57% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
13:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 5 mph 63 / 63°F 40% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

10 / 19 mph 39 / 32°F 56% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
Tue 31
Mar
01:00

N
N

8 / 16 mph 32 / 25°F 66% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
14%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

9 / 16 mph 36 / 29°F 67% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
23%
0.0 In
13:00

N
N

9 / 14 mph 56 / 54°F 38% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

8 / 16 mph 42 / 37°F 78% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
0.1 In
Wed 01
Apr
01:00

N
N

9 / 20 mph 38 / 31°F 69% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

9 / 19 mph 39 / 33°F 73% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
13:00

N
N

9 / 14 mph 64 / 64°F 35% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
19:00

NNW
NNW

8 / 16 mph 41 / 36°F 66% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
0.0 In
Thu 02
Apr
01:00

N
N

8 / 17 mph 38 / 32°F 70% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

9 / 16 mph 35 / 28°F 59% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
13:00

N
N

9 / 14 mph 61 / 61°F 22% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

9 / 16 mph 36 / 30°F 53% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
Fri 03
Apr
01:00

N
N

9 / 15 mph 34 / 27°F 55% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
0.0 In
07:00

N
N

6 / 10 mph 35 / 30°F 55% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
13:00

N
N

10 / 17 mph 46 / 40°F 21% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
19:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 3 mph 44 / 44°F 58% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
Sat 04
Apr
01:00

N
N

7 / 13 mph 25 / 17°F 56% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
07:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 4 mph 42 / 41°F 69% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
24%
0.0 In
13:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 11 mph 57 / 56°F 19% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
0.0 In
19:00

N
N

3 / 5 mph 46 / 45°F 73% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
0.0 In
Sun 05
Apr
01:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 3 mph 36 / 35°F 58% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
07:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 4 mph 42 / 42°F 71% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
13:00

NNW
NNW

10 / 17 mph 52 / 49°F 27% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
0.1 In
19:00

S
S

2 / 4 mph 52 / 53°F 83% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
40%
0.0 In

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