Appreciate recommendations for the most accurate weather forecasts for Denmark (and wider Scandinavia). I’m getting varied predictions from the various apps I use — ranging 10+ degrees difference and some with and without rain. We travel this week. It appears this might be a cooler / wetter summer … accurate? Thanks!
Posted by
Citizen of the World
1887 posts
www.Accuweather.com for travel in the next week or two is usually spot on. The forecast for June 24- June 30 actually is in the 70’s each day. The two days when rain is forecast only amounts to .2 inches (2/10) one day and less that 1/10 on the other. When you see the icon for rain it often is just a smidgen so no worries.
www.timeanddate.com in the weather section under “climate” is great for temps, rainfall totals and humidity by the month.
Last year in September we hit 80 degree days in Norway and Copenhagen.
Nothing could be more perfect.
Have a great trip!
Posted by
Denmark
150 posts
Yeah, that is not unheard of. Truth is, it can be hard to tell, and weather forecasts in this corner of the world can't really be trusted more than a few days in advance. Danish weather is notoriously unpredictable. Also a lot of rain in Denmark is not all day rain, but showers that pass within a few hours at most. So it can be warm and sunny for most of the day, with one or a few breaks of rain.
DMI - The Danish Meteorological Institute (the public weather forecast service) would probably be one of the best places to go, but I don't think they're available in English. However Google Translates can usually take you a long way.
Many locals use the Norwegian weather service app "Yr".
And because I'm lazy, I just use the weather app on my iPhone most of the time - unless I see something I think is worth to check out on DMI.
Posted by
Berlin
2924 posts
I second the recommendation for DMI app (links to apps at bottom of page) and recommend also multi-awarded Windy.com and their app.
Weather forecast for the day you will find on public TV / radio website DR vejret.
The weather at Danish North Sea shore is hard to predict and can change quickly, also multiple times a day. In general forecasts in Denmark have a high reliability for 3-4 days, not more.
For Copenhagen area you can use also the Swedish SVT weather forecast for Malmö.
The SVT weather forecasting you can use for Denmark in general, because they need to forecast Denmark to forecast South Sweden.
Bornholm is an own weather zone. The island is known for its high share of sunny days.
For sailing and water sports separate sea weather forecasts are available.
AccuWeather is a US provider without any clue of weather forecasting models in Europe. Absolute meaningless here. Nobody uses it for a good reason.