Weather Forecast for Masterton111m above sea level
Partly cloudy. Breezy Nor'West winds.
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Stewart on 30/11/2025 6:50pm
Hi Phil
I read you comment re. Govt. lack of updated equipment. In layman terms could you elaborate on what NZ needs to catch up with overseas Met technology system instillations
Thanks
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WW Forecast Team on 30/11/2025 7:04pm
Hi Stewart – they need open data. Basically that means MetService and Niwa don’t get to commercially control publicly/tax funded data (like observations and radar). Open data is how it’s done in all other modern nations, but in NZ we tax fund data so commercial Government agencies can control any competition and limit it – and as a result NZ has less accurate weather forecasts than in Australia where open data is standard. This is done by design to keep Niwa and MetService commercially relevant rather than looking at what is best for NZ Inc.
Sadly this won’t likely change in NZ as the political process is severely corrupted (by that we mean the discussions within Government about public weather data use are private and decided by unelected officials, and often involve the actual CEO’s of MetService and Niwa – who personally profit from holding this data back from the public).
Phil D
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Catherine on 27/11/2025 5:07pm
Just saw on the news that 27 November has broken the record for the hottest day in November as Auckland Airport hit 27.1 C. Quite sad to hear that the humidity will continue on until 2 December.
Just wondering how is it that Australia is getting cold blasts at this time of the year, but New Zealand is experiencing the opposite.
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Pam on 23/11/2025 1:41am
I live in Blenheim NZ. You tell me it’s been raining here for the last 3 hours. Blue sunny skies and a slight breeze so far. This type of forecast is happening too often . I can’t plan my days ahead.
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WW Forecast Team on 23/11/2025 2:08am
Hi Pam, not sure what the wording was when you checked, but it currently says scattered thunderstorms. Thunderstorms and downpours have formed in Marlborough but not over Blenheim as of writing this – but you should be tracking on rain radar today due to this.
The lack of rain radar data from the NZ Government means all forecasters in NZ can’t fine tune these downpours into the forecast once they develop on the day (and track them automatically in real time via your forecast). We’re working hard and investing a lot with MetService to improve in this area, but New Zealand is behind other nations and it limits the accuracy specifically around afternoon downpours that suddenly form. It’s a big issue for a small company to take on but we’re doing our best.
The MetService thunderstorm outlook has a moderate risk today for Blenheim: https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/maps-radars/lightning/thunderstorm-outlook in your area.
If you watch our week day weather videos you should be able to get better context about any “rain” that is in your local forecast – and if you use the other tools on our site (thunderstorm outlooks, rain radar, chance of rain etc) it should also help you plan better and have fewer surprises/frustrations.
Kind regards,
– WW
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josh on 19/11/2025 8:41pm
i received 55mm from the front here at my location in south Auckland on tuesday/wednesday timeframe. other auckland areas got a soaking too. surface flooding here and there. so half a months worth of rain. ending up to be a wetter than normal november here.
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