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Barometric pressure in Tianfu

1012hPa
Rising

Pressure rose slowly over the past day. A rise of 1 hPa since this time yesterday. It is levelling off, then starts falling this morning.

Sea level reading, as of 01:00 local time.

The past week and the days ahead

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

now28° / 23°30° / 22°30° / 23°29° / 23°30° / 24°30° / 23°30° / 24°30° / 26°31° / 26°31° / 25°28° / 24°30° / 24°31° / 24°29° / 21°Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 301000100510101015
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 24 0 hPa

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

Light drizzle30° / 26°1.2 mm

low 1010 · high 1013 hPa

TueAug 25 −1 hPa

Eases down slowly through the day.

Light drizzle31° / 26°0.9 mm

low 1009 · high 1013 hPa

WedAug 26 −1 hPa

Barely moves all day.

Light drizzle31° / 25°0.6 mm

low 1007 · high 1010 hPa

ThuAug 27 +1 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Light drizzle28° / 24°11.4 mm

low 1009 · high 1010 hPa

FriAug 28 −3 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Light drizzle30° / 24°0.6 mm

low 1006 · high 1010 hPa

SatAug 29 −4 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Light drizzle31° / 24°4.2 mm

low 1002 · high 1006 hPa

SunAug 30 +4 hPa

Rises steadily through the day.

Overcast29° / 21°

low 1002 · high 1006 hPa

Hour by hour
Today Aug 24
HourWeather and temperatureRain (mm)Pressure (hPa)
00:00Partly cloudy26°1012
01:00Overcast26°1012
02:00Overcast26°1012
03:00Overcast26°1011
04:00Partly cloudy26°1011
05:00Partly cloudy26°1011
06:00Light drizzle26°0.11012
07:00Light drizzle27°0.11012
08:00Light drizzle28°0.11013
09:00Light drizzle28°0.21013
10:00Light drizzle29°0.21012
11:00Light drizzle30°0.21012
12:00Light drizzle30°0.11011
13:00Light drizzle30°0.11011
14:00Light drizzle30°0.11010
15:00Partly cloudy30°1010
16:00Overcast29°1010
17:00Overcast28°1010
18:00Partly cloudy28°1010
19:00Partly cloudy27°1011
20:00Mainly clear27°1011
21:00Mainly clear27°1012
22:00Mainly clear27°1012
23:00Mainly clear26°1012

Of the seven days, Saturday moves most: down 4 hPa.

What happens next

The high point comes this morning, near 1013 hPa; after that it falls.

Your own barometer

Tianfu sits 49 m above sea level, so a barometer in the city reads about 6 hPa lower than the sea-level figure. A home station set to the local reading should show about 1006 hPa as of 01:00.

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 Tianfu.

Cities nearby

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

Wondering if this weather is normal? See what the weather in Tianfu has done since 1940, on our sister site weatherjourney.com.

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, and sometimes the instrument itself. Weather services correct readings to what they would be at sea level, so that cities can be compared. The figure for Tianfu, which stands 49 m above sea level, is in the note above: about 6 hPa below the sea-level reading. If your barometer is already set to sea level and still reads slightly differently, that is the setting on the instrument rather than the weather.

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.