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Weather
Weather Station is located at Ny Atlantkaj
In general
Storms
S storms/hurricanes, especially when caused by a Southeaster that has blown further S, can occur without warning and blow hard into the area in the autumn and winter. These storms/hurricanes create waves and cause a swell in Outer port, and a strong rip tide in connection with a falling tide. The S storms are also felt strongly in the narrow Inner port. Tidal and fjord winds blow strongly in the harbour and at anchorages.
Fog
During the summer, low-lying coastal fog often spread E and settle close to the Outer port. S and SW winds often produce precipitation and poor visibility. Fog may occur during extremely cold winters that coincide with a polar ice period and when there is a great deal of bergy bits and/or glacial ice in Nuup Kangerlua (Godthåbsfjord). Frosty mist can be very dense in the harbour.
Ice Condition
Source: Danish Meteorological Institute
Ice charts showing the ice Conditions along the Greenlandic coast can be found at Danish Meteorological Institute
Tides at Nuuk
Source: Danish Meteorological Institute
Currents
Gl. Atlantkaj: The coastal countercurrent flows N with falling tide and S with rising tide.
Feederkaj and Ny Atlantkaj: Close to the quay, the coastal countercurrent flows N with a falling tide and S with a rising tide.
Skonnertkaj: A coastal countercurrent flows NE with a falling tide and SW with a rising tide
On the stretch of coast between Nuup Saava (Godthåb Red/Kolonihavnen) and Umiarsualivik (Skibshavn), a strong current can flow along the coast, even when not due to the tide turning. This changes direction S of the peninsula and is strongest off Noorliit Nuunnguat (Tyskernæsset).
January - March
April - June
July - September
October - December
