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Barometric pressure in Gothenburg

1016hPa
Rising

Over the past day, pressure has been rising steadily. Up 8 hPa since this time yesterday. The rise carries on until Wednesday morning.

Sea level reading, as of 18:00 local time.

The past week and the days ahead

The shaded part shows the days already gone. The thicker line is the forecast.

now20° / 13°20° / 10°15° / 11°18° / 11°18° / 12°19° / 13°21° / 11°21° / 11°23° / 10°23° / 14°22° / 12°21° / 14°22° / 15°Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29100010101020
The forecast runs 7 days ahead.

The week ahead

Each day at a glance: how far pressure moves, and the low and high it reaches.

TodayAug 23 +8 hPa

Rises quickly through the day.

Light drizzle21° / 11°0.9 mm

low 1009 · high 1018 hPa

MonAug 24 +3 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Clear sky21° / 11°

low 1018 · high 1021 hPa

TueAug 25 +2 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Partly cloudy23° / 10°

low 1022 · high 1023 hPa

WedAug 26 +2 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Overcast23° / 14°

low 1024 · high 1026 hPa

ThuAug 27 −6 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Partly cloudy22° / 12°

low 1019 · high 1026 hPa

FriAug 28 −17 hPa

Falls very rapidly through the day.

Light rain21° / 14°11.1 mm

low 1002 · high 1019 hPa

SatAug 29 +2 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Light drizzle22° / 15°6.9 mm

low 1002 · high 1005 hPa

Hour by hour
Today Aug 23
HourWeather and temperatureRain (mm)Pressure (hPa)
00:00Mainly clear12°1009
01:00Partly cloudy12°1010
02:00Overcast12°1010
03:00Light drizzle11°0.21010
04:00Light drizzle11°0.21010
05:00Light drizzle11°0.21010
06:00Mainly clear11°1011
07:00Partly cloudy11°1011
08:00Partly cloudy12°1012
09:00Mainly clear14°1012
10:00Mainly clear16°1013
11:00Mainly clear18°1013
12:00Light drizzle19°0.11014
13:00Light drizzle20°0.11014
14:00Light drizzle20°0.11014
15:00Overcast21°1015
16:00Partly cloudy21°1015
17:00Mainly clear20°1015
18:00Mainly clear19°1016
19:00Partly cloudy18°1016
20:00Partly cloudy17°1016
21:00Overcast17°1017
22:00Overcast16°1017
23:00Overcast15°1018

Biggest change: Friday, down 17 hPa.

What happens next

The highest reading, about 1026 hPa, comes on Wednesday morning; it falls from there.

Your own barometer

Gothenburg is at sea level, so a barometer there reads about the same as the sea-level figure.

The hours already past are the model's record of each hour as it passed, anchored to real observations, though not a reading from an instrument in Gothenburg.

Cities nearby

Open one to see its pressure, or search for your own city at the top of the page.

Out in the sun today? Check the UV level in Gothenburg, on our sister site uvi.today.

Common questions

What is a normal barometric pressure?

Near 1013 hPa at sea level; the exact standard figure, 1013.25 hPa, is the same as 760 mmHg, 29.92 inHg or 101.3 kPa. Anything between roughly 1000 and 1025 hPa is ordinary. Which way it is going matters far more than the number itself.

Why does my own barometer show a different number?

Usually altitude. Weather services correct readings to what they would be at sea level, so that cities can be compared. Gothenburg is at sea level, so there is almost nothing to correct and the two figures agree.

Is a millibar the same as a hectopascal?

Yes. One millibar and one hectopascal are exactly the same amount of pressure, so 1013 mbar and 1013 hPa mean the same thing. The name changed; the number did not.

Does falling pressure mean rain?

Not by itself. Away from the tropics, falling pressure usually means a low is approaching, and lows carry the fronts that bring cloud and rain, so the two often arrive together. But a shallow fall can pass with nothing more than cloud, and rain falls under steady pressure too. The graph tells you a system is on the way, not how wet it will be. The week ahead, just above, shows the rain forecast beside the pressure.