Weather for Helsinki

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The pace of Helsinki life varies with the seasons. During the long days of summer, when average temperatures climb to 18°C (64°F) and above, life spills out into the streets and nights out continue most of the way through till morning. The dark, cold winters are a different story - temperatures that dip below -5°C (23°F) drive everyone inside and Helsinki starts to resemble the miniature St Petersburg that its 19th-century architects intended.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 9 °C	0.1mm	7 ne	93% 1,048mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 5 °C	0mm	3 w	86% 1,043mb Good
Sat	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 1 °C	0.8mm	11 sw	89% 1,031mb Good
Sun	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	0 °C	1.3mm	9 wnw	94% 1,014mb Good
Mon	Mist	Mist	- 6 °C	0.1mm	5 nw	95% 1,014mb Poor
Tue	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	0 °C	0.7mm	13 nnw	91% 1,004mb Good
Wed	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	0 °C	0mm	2 nw	92% 1,013mb Good
Thu	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 1 °C	0mm	11 w	89% 1,017mb Good
Fri	Freezing Drizzle	Patchy freezing drizzle possible	0 °C	0mm	8 w	94% 1,018mb Moderate

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 1 8 °C	0.4mm	9 e	93% 1,048mb Good
Thu	Clear	Clear skies	- 7 °C	0.2mm	5 nne	92% 1,046mb Good
Fri	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	- 1 °C	0.2mm	8 wsw	88% 1,038mb Good
Sat	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 9 °C	0.2mm	13 ssw	92% 1,022mb Good
Sun	Mist	Mist	- 1 6 °C	0mm	8 nnw	96% 1,013mb Poor
Mon	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 1 5 °C	0mm	9 sse	96% 1,009mb Good
Tue	Mist	Mist	- 1 4 °C	0mm	7 n	97% 1,013mb Poor
Wed	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 1 1 °C	0mm	4 nne	92% 1,026mb Good
Thu	Mist	Mist	- 1 3 °C	0mm	2 e	95% 1,032mb Poor

Last updated at 00:05, Thursday 09 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Helsinki from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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