Cold front has passed northern Adriatic region, upper cut off low is mowing southwards over eastern Alps, northern Adriatic and NW Balkans. Weak, in Kvarner strong bora is forecasted.
Northern Adriatic forecast
Source: ARSO, last update: Today at 12:15
Forecast for the Croatian coast
Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 17.03.2026 at 12
Warning
Occasional gusts of NE wind are increasing to 35-50, in the North Adriatic up to 70, at the foot of Velebit up to 90 knots. At night and tomorrow the gusts of SE wind 35-40 knots are likely in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic. Tomorrow the sea possibly 5 in the open sea of the North and Central Adriatic and in the Velebit Channel. Isolated thnderstorms.
Synopsis
A ridge of high is intensifying from the north while a low with a frontal system keeps staying to the south of Sicily.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE wind is increasing to 12-24, in the North Adriatic to 16-32, at the foot of Velebit up to 40 knots. In the South Adriatic NE and NW winds 10-20 knots, at night in the far south of the area turning to SE wind 12-24 knots. The sea 3-4, in the South Adriatic 2-3. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and rain showers with thunder. Along the coast there is a risk of some sleet or NE wind driven snow, mainly at the foot of Velebit and Biokovo.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to strong, in the North Adriatic strong and near gale, at the foot of Velebit gale and strong gale NE wind, in the South and in a minor part of the Central Adriatic turning to moderate to strong SE wind. The sea slight and moderate, possibly rough in the open sea of the North and Central Adriatic and in the Velebit Channel. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and likely rain showers with thunder, mainly in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic. A risk of some sleet or NE wind driven snow along the coast, mainly at the foot of Velebit and Biokovo.
Source: DHMZ, last update: Today at 12:30