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Barometric pressure in Wujiaqu

1014hPa
Rising

Pressure rose steadily over the past day. It is 3 hPa higher than this time yesterday. That rise is ending: it turns and falls until this evening.

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.

now39° / 24°27° / 19°31° / 16°31° / 18°28° / 17°31° / 16°33° / 18°32° / 19°29° / 19°28° / 18°28° / 17°31° / 16°34° / 15°37° / 18°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 −7 hPa

Falls quickly, most of it in the afternoon.

Overcast32° / 19°

low 1005 · high 1014 hPa

TueAug 25 +7 hPa

Rises quickly, most of it in the morning.

Partly cloudy29° / 19°0.6 mm

low 1006 · high 1014 hPa

WedAug 26 +1 hPa

Climbs in the morning, then settles back.

Overcast28° / 18°

low 1013 · high 1016 hPa

ThuAug 27 −1 hPa

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

Light drizzle28° / 17°0.9 mm

low 1013 · high 1017 hPa

FriAug 28 −4 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Clear sky31° / 16°

low 1009 · high 1014 hPa

SatAug 29 −3 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Clear sky34° / 15°

low 1006 · high 1011 hPa

SunAug 30 −4 hPa

Falls steadily through the day.

Clear sky37° / 18°

low 1002 · high 1008 hPa

Hour by hour
Today Aug 24
HourWeather and temperatureRain (mm)Pressure (hPa)
00:00Light drizzle22°0.11013
01:00Light drizzle21°0.11014
02:00Light drizzle20°0.11014
03:00Overcast19°1014
04:00Overcast19°1013
05:00Overcast19°1013
06:00Overcast19°1013
07:00Overcast19°1013
08:00Overcast19°1013
09:00Partly cloudy21°1012
10:00Mainly clear23°1012
11:00Clear sky25°1011
12:00Clear sky27°1010
13:00Clear sky29°1009
14:00Clear sky30°1008
15:00Clear sky31°1007
16:00Clear sky32°1006
17:00Clear sky32°1006
18:00Clear sky32°1005
19:00Clear sky31°1005
20:00Clear sky30°1005
21:00Clear sky28°1005
22:00Clear sky26°1006
23:00Clear sky25°1006

Of the seven days, Tuesday moves most: up 7 hPa.

What happens next

The low point comes this evening, near 1005 hPa; after that it rises.

Your own barometer

Wujiaqu sits 478 m above sea level, so a barometer in the city reads about 55 hPa lower than the sea-level figure. A home station set to the local reading should show about 959 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 Wujiaqu.

Cities nearby

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

Is this weather normal for the season? See how these days compare with Wujiaqu weather 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 Wujiaqu, which stands 478 m above sea level, is in the note above: about 55 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.