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Weather in Kiviõli

Weather forecast for 7 days · Ida-Viru County, Estonia · updated 13:45

overcast
10.6 °C
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Wind 5.7 m/s Rain 0.0 mm Humidity 93%
Forecast confidence

For tomorrow's high temperature the models agree: 9 models give 11.1...12.6 °C, a spread of 1.5 degrees.

7-day weather in Kiviõli

DayWeatherHighLowRainWind
Sunday
25 October
drizzle 11.5 ° 7.1 ° 0.5 mm 8.0 m/s
Monday
26 October
drizzle 11.7 ° 9.0 ° 1.9 mm 8.3 m/s
Tuesday
27 October
overcast 11.2 ° 8.3 ° 0.0 mm 5.5 m/s
Wednesday
28 October
overcast 9.9 ° 6.0 ° 0.0 mm 5.4 m/s
Thursday
29 October
drizzle 9.3 ° 6.0 ° 2.1 mm 3.6 m/s
Friday
30 October
fog 9.4 ° 6.2 ° 0.0 mm 2.8 m/s
Saturday
31 October
overcast 9.3 ° 5.2 ° 0.0 mm 3.1 m/s
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Weather and climate in Kiviõli

Kiviõli is an oil shale town in Ida-Viru County, whose best-known landmark is a tall ash hill where people ski in winter. The town lies a little inland from the coast, and winters here are colder and snowier than in western Estonia.

In north-eastern Estonia the boundary between snow and sleet often runs across Virumaa, and here the models frequently disagree. The model agreement panel shows how reliable the forecast is this time.

Where this forecast comes from

Most weather sites show a single model and give the impression that the answer is certain. Ilmapiir compares nine national weather models at once: ECMWF, Germany's DWD ICON, the US GFS, the UK Met Office, Météo-France, Norway's MET, Canada's GEM, Japan's JMA and China's CMA. When the models agree, you can rely on the forecast; when they diverge, it is more honest to say that it is only a probability.

Ilmapiir also records the measured temperature every hour and compares it with what each model promised a day earlier. This gives a rolling 30-day average error for every model - an answer to the question of whom to believe.

Thunderstorms and warnings

The lightning map shows strikes in real time, and your phone can alert you when lightning strikes within a chosen distance of a chosen place. Official warnings from the Estonian Environment Agency are shown in the interactive view, and the rain radar shows where it is raining right now - the radar image updates every 10 minutes.

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