Weather Forecast for Hamilton

Hi there

As below the best I can say is early to mid afternoon at this stage.

Perhaps the low risk of a tornado, there is plenty of shear in the atmosphere but there is a chance the highest amount of instability may slip away to the east.

Cheers
Aaron

Hi there

Early to mid afternoon yes there does appear to be a risk as northerlies change northwest.

WW

Fog isn't looking very likely then, you should be fine :)

Aaron

Good morning, it is slowly lifting now and should be clear from all places in Chch by 1pm.

Kind regards

WW

Hi there

It's possible perhaps, there does appear to be a few cold'ish type outbreak situations coming up but this far out I can't say anything with too much certainty being a week away. At this stage they are looking quite southwesterly anyway meaning not much may fall on the lindis when these cold changes move through.

Will be able to say more about 4 days out.

Cheers
Aaron

Thanks very much for letting us know. We may remove it if it continues to stay down. Will give it the weekend to come right but if no changes by Monday please let us know and we'll switch you to another nearby station until this one is sorted.

Kind regards and thanks for the feedback :)

- WW

Hi there, thanks for the message and question. NZ's terrain means that most regions have overnight lows that vary by SEVERAL degrees. Most main cities have this too, from suburb to suburb. There is no one single temperature for overnight lows but we try our best to be as local as possible. In saying that, you may find a very nearby area may have better overnights for you. For example, in Auckland on a cold night we actually look at Hamilton's overnight lows to work out how cold some of Auckland's inland, rural, areas will be. Where are you based? There may be a forecast just down the road which may have better overnight lows for you to double check. Let us know.
Cheers
Phil D

Good morning, next week our weather pattern is dominated by large lows (the opposite of this week which is dominated by high pressure). There should be a surge of colder air which triggers thunderstorms around NZ later next week. While we can generally see a risk next week (in the forecasts) it doesn't mean on the day that a thunderstorm will form over you - it's just suggesting later next week we have a higher risk of them in the country. We'll be fine tuning that forecast much more by this weekend and of course through next week.

Cheers

WW

Hi there

Looks like cloudy areas and occasional sunny spells, may even be a light shower or two otherwise the day is looking quite dry overall. Light winds from the west or southwest. Cloud breaks away later in the day.

Hope that helps :)

Cheers
Aaron

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- WW

Late afternoon / early evening will be the best time for showers then it eases away. Although we are seeing a few showers coming in at the moment, but that aforementioned time is the precipice of today's event.

Cheers
Aaron

Hi there, Thunder isn't really in the forecast but showers are off and on until Monday. Check our Rain Maps for more details along with our hourly chance of rain for the next 10 days.

Cheers

WW

Hi there, like restaurants we all have the same ingredients but product different menus. We use the computing power of IBM's super computer (the most powerful weather computer in New Zealand) and it self learns from various events. MetService do not have this technlogy. At this stage Monday and Wednesday look a little showery - perhaps a bit similar to today but with lighter winds. The showers may be enough to make us shift to a sun/shower icon but for now it's not looking overly wet. High pressure look dominant next week. MetService have gone very wet with showers, we've gone drier - i think it will be somewhere in the middle with Mon to Weds more dry than wet, but in saying that still a bit showery at times with sunny spells and West to SW winds. Look at our rain maps for more details too - you can see why this forecast is shaping up that way. All the best with the visitors!

Cheers
WW

Hey Deano, we've fixed this now. Let us know if it's working better for you :)

Cheers
Phil D

Hey there, thanks very much for letting us know. Can you see what the Station ID is for that particular station? (in the NOW/Current section).  If so we can then easily remove it - or replace it with another nearby station until this one is working again.

Kind regards and cheers for the update,
WW

G'day there

That is a week away so anything I say now may not exactly come to fruition by the time the 16th to 19th rolls around. In any case the 16th looks good, sunny with light northwesterlies. 17th is fairly good also, winds may pick up a little. The 18th may be dry in the morning then a front moves over in the afternoon bringing rain. Morning rain on the 19th then drying out in the afternoon.

Hope that helps!

Cheers
Aaron

Hi Deano, we're currently working on a new set up which will allow you to choose the local weather station you want. This is because so many of our main centres are both coastal and hilly so have quite a variation. Sometimes even the nearest station may not be the most accurate for you. We'll be adding this feature later this year in our free app and our new rural app...so watch this space for a fix!

- WW

Hi Jemma, thanks for the question. Unfortunately it's too far out to lock in any kind of weather pattern or forecast that far out, especially in Wellington which can be spectacular sunny and dry, or cold, wet and wintry! Best we can do is give you an update 10 to 14 days out based on the patterns around then. Storms sometimes can appear with as little as a few days notice so even two week advanced forecasts aren't always helpful in a small island nation like New Zealand. Sorry we can't be of more help at the moment!

Cheers
Phil D

Yeah it's a bit complicated as there's also a high coming in behind it quickly which may weaken it. But ff the high is slower the low may deepen more. A 'watch this space' forecast!

Cheers :)
- WW

Looks quite anticyclonic around then for Taupo so mainly settled weather looks to be on the cards I'd say, doesn't rule out the chance of areas of low cloud or fog morning and night but the afternoon's should be good.

Cheers
Aaron