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Weather Forecast for Nelson14m above sea level

Mainly clear. Fairly breezy West to Sou'West winds.

Now

19°
Nelson
Observed at 10:55pm from:
Nelson (INELSO124)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmNW 3km/h21°62%987.03hPa

Tonight

10°
Nelson
Mainly clear. Fairly breezy West to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceWSW 20km/h3:27pm7:36amWaning Crescent

Tomorrow

19°
Nelson
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceW 27km/h8 (Very High)4:49pm7:59am

Next 24 Hours in Nelson

Next 9 Days in Nelson

Fri 19 Dec
Fri 19 Dec
19°
Day
10°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
W
27km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
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Sat 20 Dec
Sat 20 Dec
18°
Day
10°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
21km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
20°
Day
15°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
18km/h
20%
chance
of rain

8.9mm
Mostly cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
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Mon 22 Dec
Mon 22 Dec
24°
Day
15°
Night
Morning showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
24km/h
30%
chance
of rain

0.2mm
Morning showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Tue 23 Dec
Tue 23 Dec
22°
Day
13°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
W
27km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
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Wed 24 Dec
Wed 24 Dec
21°
Day
13°
Night
Afternoon showers. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
26km/h
60%
chance
of rain

5.1mm
Afternoon showers. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
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Thu 25 Dec
Thu 25 Dec
19°
Day
11°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
23km/h
40%
chance
of rain

1.8mm
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 26 Dec
Fri 26 Dec
19°
Day
11°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
W
21km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
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Sat 27 Dec
Sat 27 Dec
19°
Day
11°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
E
16km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2.5mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
View hourly forecast

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josh on 17/12/2025 10:16pm

hi phil and ww team can I order a fine day for christmas day for Auckland next week. i noticing a shower icon currently. please get rid of it lol.

secondly fantastic work this year guys. i will continue to support weatherwatch and keep watching this grow. say thanks to that green hand who filled in for Phillip while he was recovering too.
merry christmas and happy new year . Have a nice break when you go on break and see you again next year.
from josh.

from josh.

WW Forecast Team on 18/12/2025 1:56am

Thank you Josh, much appreciated,
Phil

Jet on 15/12/2025 6:30am

hi guys what would the setup need to be if nelson had strong Southerlies?

WW Forecast Team on 17/12/2025 4:45am

Hey Jet, you need strong high pressure building from Tasmania and moving into the South Island while a stormy low pressure zone lies east of Wellington, that would do it.
– WW

Joel on 13/12/2025 10:30am

Hey WeatherWatch.
I’m hosting a pre family Christmas on the Norh Shore of Auckland on the 20th..
I have a great outdoor area, but limited into space.

How’s the weather shaping for pnfor next Saturday. I kinda see showers, basically wet.. Any thing positive???

Thx

WW Forecast Team on 15/12/2025 1:19am

Hi Joel, does look like some wet weather possible in the morning (although working out timing 5 days out is tricky) so the positive based on today’s forecast is that Saturday PM looks drier than Saturday AM. You may find the weather graphs at RuralWeather more helpful (covers North Shore suburbs too): https://www.ruralweather.co.nz/forecasts/Auckland

A cold front is moving up NZ on Friday and Saturday – so there will be wind and showers moving through a number of NZ places for a time, along with a noticeable temperature drop.

– WW

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