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Barometric pressure in Matanzas

1017hPa
Steady

Pressure has barely moved over the past day. It holds near this level for the coming days.

Sea level reading, as of 13:00 local time.

The past week and the days ahead

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

now33° / 25°33° / 24°32° / 23°32° / 24°33° / 24°34° / 24°32° / 24°32° / 24°31° / 24°33° / 24°32° / 25°31° / 25°31° / 24°16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 2910121014101610181020
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 0 hPa

Barely moves all day.

Light rain32° / 24°5.1 mm

low 1016 · high 1017 hPa

MonAug 24 0 hPa

Dips in the evening, and comes back by the end of the day.

Clear sky32° / 24°

low 1015 · high 1018 hPa

TueAug 25 −1 hPa

Dips in the afternoon, and comes back by the end of the day.

Light drizzle31° / 24°3.6 mm

low 1014 · high 1018 hPa

WedAug 26 −1 hPa

The same daily dip.

Light rain33° / 24°6.6 mm

low 1014 · high 1017 hPa

ThuAug 27 0 hPa

Barely moves all day.

Drizzle32° / 25°3.0 mm

low 1014 · high 1017 hPa

FriAug 28 +1 hPa

Climbs in the afternoon, then settles back.

Dense drizzle31° / 25°4.2 mm

low 1015 · high 1018 hPa

SatAug 29 −1 hPa

Barely moves all day.

Light drizzle31° / 24°5.4 mm

low 1016 · high 1017 hPa

Hour by hour
Today Aug 23
HourWeather and temperatureRain (mm)Pressure (hPa)
00:00Clear sky26°1017
01:00Clear sky25°1017
02:00Clear sky25°1017
03:00Clear sky24°1016
04:00Clear sky24°1016
05:00Clear sky24°1016
06:00Clear sky24°1016
07:00Clear sky24°1016
08:00Clear sky25°1016
09:00Clear sky27°1016
10:00Clear sky29°1017
11:00Clear sky31°1017
12:00Light drizzle31°0.11017
13:00Light drizzle32°0.11017
14:00Light drizzle31°0.11016
15:00Light rain31°1.41016
16:00Light rain29°1.41016
17:00Light rain28°1.41016
18:00Light drizzle28°0.21016
19:00Light drizzle27°0.21016
20:00Light drizzle27°0.21016
21:00Partly cloudy26°1016
22:00Mainly clear26°1017
23:00Clear sky26°1017

A calm stretch: no day this week moves more than 3 hPa.

What happens next

The forecast shows no big move in either direction this week.

Your own barometer

Matanzas 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 Matanzas.

Cities nearby

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

Watching the sun as well? See how strong the UV is in Matanzas right now, 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. Matanzas 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.