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Weather Forecast for Wellington18m above sea level

Mostly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Southerly winds.

Now

11°
Wellington
Observed at 5:30pm from:
Wellington (NZWN)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmS 26km/h11°67%1031.92hPa

Tonight

8°
Wellington
Mostly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Southerly winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceS 28km/h5:59pm3:13amWaning Crescent

Tomorrow

10°
Wellington
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
20%traceSSE 24km/h2 (Low)7:01pm5:46am

Next 24 Hours in Wellington

Next 9 Days in Wellington

Thu 21 Aug
Thu 21 Aug
10°
Day
6°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
24km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
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Fri 22 Aug
Fri 22 Aug
12°
Day
7°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Northerly winds.
N
12km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Northerly winds.
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Sat 23 Aug
Sat 23 Aug
13°
Day
7°
Night
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
24km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Sun 24 Aug
Sun 24 Aug
13°
Day
8°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
20km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Mon 25 Aug
Mon 25 Aug
13°
Day
9°
Night
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
23km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Tue 26 Aug
Tue 26 Aug
13°
Day
11°
Night
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
38km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Wed 27 Aug
Wed 27 Aug
14°
Day
10°
Night
Windy, with showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
47km/h
60%
chance
of rain

6.3mm
Windy, with showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
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Thu 28 Aug
Thu 28 Aug
13°
Day
8°
Night
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
40km/h
20%
chance
of rain

1.6mm
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Fri 29 Aug
Fri 29 Aug
12°
Day
8°
Night
Windy, with showers. Brisk West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
40km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2.9mm
Windy, with showers. Brisk West to Nor'West winds.
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WeatherObserver on 19/08/2025 8:20am

What are the reasons for the weather maps looking messier than usual now? (I.e. powerful highs, deep lows, shallow lows, unusually-shaped lows, ‘improperly’ shaped highs, etc.). We already know that the reason for the wide variety of weather systems from subtropical lows to deep Southern Ocean storms is that we get this due to the NEUTRAL ENSO phase + slight La Niña indications; is this the only reason or it’s something to do with the ‘normal’ messy winter weather pattern?

WW Forecast Team on 20/08/2025 12:45am

Hi there, this is basically quite normal around August/September to see some of our messiest weather systems. High pressure is usually at its most powerful, as too is the polar air to our south – now throw in longer sunshine hours on top of it all and it’s a chaotic mess. Around October to November NZ often gets more into a traditional westerly flow with a bit more uniform pattern to the chaos (although every year is unique).

– WW

Philip BACON on 14/08/2025 8:57pm

Good morning Weather Watch. Tell me, is it possible to see the ‘by date’, 24hr minimum and maximum temps in Auckland over the past 30 days or so? I sure would be interested please.

WW Forecast Team on 14/08/2025 9:25pm

Hi Philip, we’d love to be able to do that but sadly in New Zealand the Government has allowed both public weather agencies (Niwa and MetService) to convert historical data into a commercial product. So unlike Australia, Canada, USA, UK etc – where historical data is ‘freely open and available” for anyone/everyone to use, in NZ those two Government Agencies won’t allow us to freely share that information – you’ll need to go to MetService or Niwa to get that data. In other nations it would be freely found across dozens of public and private websites/apps for the good of the public. Very sorry we can’t help!
– WW

Philip BACON on 15/08/2025 12:09am

Okay, understood, but that’s crazy, though. Every man, woman, and child is affected daily by the temperatures they experience around them. To not be able to ‘freely and openly’ access what can be regarded as recent, everyday information is nonsense. I’ll get myself my own thermometer and notepad…cheers.

Richard Hooper on 19/08/2025 12:07am

Hi Philip, Yes it is frustrating. Try https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap and on the map legend click the radio bar for temperature/wind. it will show some personal weather stations…zoom in to the region you want and more personal weather stations will pop up. Nowadays these weather stations are just as accurate as the Met official ones. Click on the personal weather station and up pops more detail and its history. If it looks strange (rare) move to the next nearest one…enjoy.
PS Weatherwatch is a great weather site, thank you to Phil and his team

josh on 13/08/2025 10:18pm

there seems to be a trough at the moment over the north island. showers developed in south auckland yesterday and a downpour west of auckland looking at the radar?

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