Weather Forecast for Christchurch

Thankyou very much!

Sorted :)

WW

Hi there Paul, October is a bit of a crazy weather month with hints of summer (like this weekend where some places will reach the mid 20s) and hints of winter (like this week!). Not sure about records yet, Auckland has had colder days in October (Several years ago the city broke an October record for lowest daytime high recorded here, just +9C).  Windy weather is also fairly normal. So things warm up by Sunday, these winds ease by Saturday night. Next week doesn't look as windy or as cool. Don't think cold weather is increasing here, although Climate Change does make weather patterns more unstable which can lead to sudden colder blasts. November looks like it might be starting off a little more settled too - we'll have more info about that in the coming days.

Cheers
Phil D

Today? Or for the next 7 days? Our Auckland forecasts are for you!

https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/location/Auckland

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Aaron

Hi there, the nature of showers is that some get wet some miss out - even within a local area. If you need the big picture of what is happening you should be watching our daily videos. If weather data is that important to you, we hope you're also using RuralWeather.co.nz - if not, you have no place to complain :)

RuralWeather.co.nz has more weather data for NZ than any other website on earth - it breaks it down very clearly for where you are. It will take 10 seconds to load the first time you go there (we are working on a fix for that by January). But the graphs and data on this site means you shouldn't get surprised by the weather anymore. Despite you funding Niwa and MetService this remains and entirely free service. 

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WW

Summer is coming December 1st :)

But there may be some settled weather coming at the very end of this month / early November due to an anticyclone. But we'll have to wait and see!

Keep an eye on our rain maps to monitor up coming weather https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/forecast-maps/rain

Cheers
Aaron

Hi Paul, next week's forecast isn't yet locked in. It looks like there may be a sub-tropical low that develops but high pressure further south will be the main controlling factor. So we may have to wait until Sunday or Monday to be able to truly lock in next Thursday. All the best - the collective will of everyone's positive thinking may help too!! 

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Phil D

Hi there, yes hail in October is incredibly common. Hail is produced two ways in NZ. Either a major wintry snap where the air is so cold we get hail quite easily. Or, when things warm up - it makes for taller clouds that push higher up in the atmosphere turning raindrops to hail. That can then lead to isolated thunderstorms too. October is a high risk month for hail. In summer we get hail too, from warmth which generates even taller cloud build ups.

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WW

Your right it has thundered near you, no we didn't have it in although we did consider the possibility. Figured it may have been erring on the side of not having some thunder / lightning but obviously the weather has erred on the side of definitely having a few rumbles about.

WW

Main southerly isn't due till around midnight, it looks much more likely to push through Chch then yesterday's front. May be a flicker of lightning but only a chance.

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WW

Hi there, we have a video update and extensive news and maps in our News section which address Auckland's weather and the gales coming in overnight and over Wednesday.

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WW

Should be sorted now - again let us know if there's still a glitch in the system.
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WW

G'day there

Saturday looks to actually be the best day of the week in Dunedin going by current guidance. Sunny areas and some high cloud, winds from the north may be a bit gusty at times. Warm with temperatures in the early twenties, perhaps an outside chance of mid twenties.

On Sunday it's dry at first then rain moves in by midday with southerlies.

Have a good trip! :)

Cheers
WW

You will get thunder in Auckland again definitely, when exactly I'm not sure, hopefully before the end of the year for you! :)

WW

G'day there

Last day of October, that is a 11 days away now so anything I say now may not exactly work out by the time the 31st comes around.

Current models are showing a tropical low near by but a southeasterly airflow over Auckland. There could be some high cloud and the risk of a shower but mainly dry conditions, but depending on the movement of this low perhaps it may be raining. Perhaps best to come and ask 5 to 7 days out?

Hope your party goes well either way.

Thanks for the kind words :)

WW

Hi there, we don't really have a lot of good weather coming up with a fair amount of cloudy of windy days. May not be overly wet though so there's one positive for you :) Hopefully November will see a quick improvement. We're entering a phase of westerly quarter winds now. Hopefully Sunday will be a little nicer than Saturday was though :)

Cheers 
WW

G'day there

Phil had a break today, down in Chch. He'll be back on Monday with a new video! :)

Cheers
Aaron

Hi there, winds do ramp up above gale force in parts of Nelson region on Friday - it may or may not be in the city itself but there are strong winds surrounding/affecting exposed parts of the region on Friday.

Cheers

WW

Hi there, quite often in November the winds start to ease back (especially by the middle of the month) and we get longer, drier, periods of weather. November can be unsettled too, but usually October has more wintry hints while November has more summer-like hints. :)

Cheers
WW

Gday there

That's 11 to 13 days away and with spring upon us that means changeable conditions. So anything I say now will likely change meaning it becomes a bit irrelevant.

In saying that current models look to show a high parked to the north and a westerly airflow over the upper North Island then. Perhaps a mix of sun and cloud with the low risk of the odd shower, later on Sunday has a higher risk of precipitation with a possible front closing in.

Hope your trip goes well either way.

WW

Hi there, if you have cookies enabled your browser should remember the last location you selected when you click the down arrow to the left of the location name in the main forecast bar (see image below), however some people are reporting a bug with this and it later often defaulting to 'Auckland'. We are significantly upgrading things behind the scenes right now and we aim to have this bug properly fixed by December. In the meantime if it's still not working you could simply select your location and then bookmark that webpage for easy future reference.

Cheers,

WW