Weather Forecast for Russell16m above sea level
Mainly clear. Breezy to brisk Sou'West winds.
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Carla on 11/09/2025 1:55am
Interesting article from āSevere Weather Europeā about the interplay between North and South pole weather and how they influence each other.
And how a stratospheric warming event is about to unfold over the Southern Hemisphere, pushing the Polar Vortex far off center, disrupting its dynamics.
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/south-polar-vortex-stratospheric-warming-event-weather-winter-impact-usa-canada-fa/
Maybe you can explain that a bit more in one of your climate videos?
Keep up the wonderful work! Carla.
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josh on 10/09/2025 11:21pm
you guys are awesome guys. do you think rainfall forecasts totals might break in local places tonight in heavy downpours,thunderstorms? heavy rain watch in place too.
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Ray on 10/09/2025 9:05pm
At top of page for New Plymouth it says south easterlies but in hourly forecast it says west south west so which is correct!!!
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WW Forecast Team on 10/09/2025 11:00pm
Hi Ray, sorry I canāt see what youāre seeing ā it says westerlies, turning south-east. Thereās low pressure coming into the North Island on Friday ā that means all 360 degrees of wind directions are possible in some parts of the North Island for a time.
If itās confusing at WW, please visit https://www.ruralweather.co.nz/forecasts/New%20Plymouth,%20Taranaki and you can see it more clearly how W winds today turn E tonight, then SE, then S tomorrow, before SW again on Friday PM.
Cheers
Phil D
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James on 8/09/2025 11:56pm
Have a party in Auckland on Sat! Forecast seems to be changing every few hours with the latest showing light rain across the morning through to early arvo. When will we have a clearer idea of whats going to happen? Love your work
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WW Forecast Team on 9/09/2025 2:32am
Hi James, check out my video today ā looks a bit showery with SW winds picking up at times. With this sort of set up it takes until closer to the day to lock it in (due to the low itself moving through on Friday) but SW winds after a low at this time of year can be gusty with showers. Thanks for the support and good luck for Saturday!
ā Phil D
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WeatherObserver on 6/09/2025 6:38am
I just wanted to know what the following wind terms mean:
Blustery, fresh, strong, brisk, breezy, fairly breezy, gale, severe gale, etc. What are the differences between all of these?
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WW Forecast Team on 6/09/2025 7:47am
Hi there, you can find the wind speeds that connect with those terms in the hourly section of the forecast from any day. At some point weāll get more info on our site about things like this.
Cheers
ā WW
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Linda on 3/09/2025 1:15am
Your forecast says ācloudyā for In,gill today but itās sunny as!
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WW Forecast Team on 3/09/2025 3:27am
Itās probably because itās forecasting high cloud and overdoing it with the icon. Check the data at RuralWeather.co.nz to make moer sense of it. Weāre working on this problem.
ā WW
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