September 11, 10:29 in Qingdao Weather
Building high pressure from the west maintains a light NE airflow across the area. Initial upper cloud will gradually thin, with sea breeze conditions expected to dominate.
An initial offshore NNE 02-05 KT is expected that will decrease to calm as a weak sea breeze develops. By 1300-1400 expecting 090-110 04-06 possibly 08 KT
The tide will be flooding (going west) expected to turn at the end of the afternoon at around 1700....
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September 7, 17:52 in Qingdao Weather
The Paralympic sailing event looks set to start in fantastic conditions.
In the build-up we have had great weather - no days lost due to lack of wind and plenty of sunshine!
We can expect racing to start on time with a moderate ENE airflow.
With two races planned initially, conditions will be 080-100 05-07 building and veering 110-120 07-10, With racing taking place in a building EBB tide....
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August 21, 06:26 in Qingdao Weather
For the final days racing of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Qingdao is providing conditions that will make it a race to remember.
A well established low pressure system is tracking in from the W – the centre remaining to the S of the area- and is providing a moderate increasing to strong SE airflow. The resultant surface wind conditions for the final medal races are expected to be SE 12-15 KT.
Racing will take place on the max ebb (east going) tide with up to 1.5—1.7 KT and the turn expect a...
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August 20, 06:10 in Qingdao Weather
High pressure to the NE extends south over the area is maintaining a moderate N veering E airflow
With clear skies and temperatures expected to reach 28-30 Celsius, conditions will be dominated by thermal effects.
Expecting the N airflow to be short lived and a gentle ESE 04-05 KT to develop for the start of racing, by medal racing time this should have increased to 06-07 KT and be relatively stable.
The tide is now at it maximum rise and fall and therefore we will see some of the strongest ...
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August 18, 06:49 in Qingdao Weather
After some torrential rain yesterday and strong winds the low pressure has cleared to the east and is now maintaining a strong decreasing to moderate WNW backing W airflow
Initial cloudy conditions will quickly break and develop into cumulus providing a drier sunnier day
Expecting W 14-16 steadily decreasing through the day and backing to the WSW 06-10, with a small probability of a sea breeze trying to develop from 1500. This could result in calm conditions before a weak S sea breeze tries t...
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August 17, 07:38 in Qingdao Weather
A shallow low pressure system tracking from the WSW will see a complete reversal in the weather conditions. With hazy sunshine being replaced by cloudy and wet conditions BUT more importantly the calm conditions that postponed the medal racing yesterday will be replaced by lively windy easterly conditions.
The low pressure and associated frontal system will approach through the morning and track to the north of the area late afternoon resulting in an E veering S airflow
Expected conditions are...
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August 16, 06:06 in Qingdao Weather
First of the medal races today and clear skies and sunshine are present – though the visibility is a little hazy.
After yesterday’s tricky conditions and late racing – today also looks like we can expect see a few points of the compass today
A low pressure to the east is maintaining a decreasing N veering E airflow – not quite ideal for sea breeze development but that will be on the cards
The current N airflow will decrease- jumping round to the E for a short period this morning before a ...
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August 15, 10:54 in Qingdao Weather
Today sees some better wind conditions than yesterday though not easy. A shallow low pressure centre is tracking to the south of Qingdao maintaining an increasing N airflow over the areaIf the land was flat this would result in some reasonably stable typical offshore conditions for racing.
However there is a large mountain range to the N that extends 100 plus miles E and acts as a barrier to the wind creating very varied wind conditions across the course areasExpect a direction N to ENE and wi...
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August 14, 07:30 in Qingdao Weather
An unstable low pressure system centred to the SW of the area maintains a light to gentle E airflow
Conditions this morning at 0800 are cloud with a decreasing visibility – less than 2 KM and a variable wind
There is a large thunderstorm to the W that will gradually track over the area to provide heavy rain and wind from N through to the SW and anywhere from calm to 15 KT
A tricky day! The thunderstorm should track through this morning and then a light ESE breeze will slowly develop building ...
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August 13, 07:48 in Qingdao Weather
Tricky conditions today with a low pressure to the east of the area initially maintaining a moderate N airflow that will quickly decrease this morning to become variable.
With visibility less than 3KM but slowly lifting late morning conditions will be dominated by thermally influenced wind as the haze gradually thins.
Northerly gradient will initially provide assistance for the development of a reasonable S sea breeze but as this decrease through the morning we can expect decreasing surface wi...
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August 12, 06:54 in Qingdao Weather
Another unstable day with a low pressure to the S maintaining a slack broadly ENE airflow over the area
The big issue of the day will be the showers and the development of possible thunderstorms. A fairly intense storm has just tracked through the south and we are starting off with clear skies and good visibility again.
Expecting cumulus to rapidly build inland and slowly move NNE.
With clear skies and high temperatures, into the early 30s but again feeling a lot warmer, we should see the de...
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August 11, 09:51 in Qingdao Weather
Mixed bag of conditions today with a short period of intense showers this morning and even a rumble of thunder! However this does not bode so well for racing today.
With a shallow low pressure to the west maintaining a weak E veering S airflow
Once the showers clear through this morning we are expecting weak thermally driven conditions to develop with a light E-SE <05 KT initially, trying to veer to the S
Showers are likely to develop and remain inland – but while racing may stay dry the s...
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August 9, 06:56 in Qingdao Weather
Woken up to another good visibility day >5KM and a promising forecast.
Conditions for the first of racing today look set to be SE 05-07 KT with warm temperatures and a high index meaning it will feel like 35-40 Celsius here, only slightly sweaty!
Sea conditions are flat <1FT...
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August 8, 11:54 in Qingdao Weather
Weather conditions for the 8th
Positive delight this morning here in Qingdao. There is still that semi permanent hazy sunshine where we get excited about seeing 3KM- if the Isle of Wight was out there to the south of us we would never know it!Cracking breeze already with E 04-07 KT (that is good wind for here) and this expected to stay throughoutTemperatures are pretty high out here with relatively humid conditions and it feeling like it is 34-36 Celsius – it is a put plenty of sun cream on and...
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August 1, 17:00 in Qingdao Weather
Qingdao is on roughly the same latitude as Gibraltar, but that is where the similarity ends. Temperatures during the summer months average between 24 and 27 degrees Celsius, however with humidity at about 90-95 per cent, this can feel much warmer. The humidity makes for a very close, muggy environment, which will test the sailor’s stamina. Much has been made of the light breezes which dominate Qingdao during the summer months these are generated by a south-easterly air flow, bringing in warm, da...
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