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Weather Forecast for Nelson14m above sea level

Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.

Now

7°
Nelson
Observed at 4:34pm from:
Nelson (INELSO124)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmNW 0km/h7°96%985.71hPa

Today

21°
Nelson
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
0%traceNW 21km/h9 (Very High)4:47pm7:46am

Tonight

12°
Nelson
Partly cloudy. Breezy West to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceWSW 14km/h7:12am3:24pmWaxing Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Nelson

Next 9 Days in Nelson

Thu 4 Dec
Thu 4 Dec
25°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
W
22km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
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Fri 5 Dec
Fri 5 Dec
25°
Day
16°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
W
23km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy Westerly winds.
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Sat 6 Dec
Sat 6 Dec
24°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
21km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
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Sun 7 Dec
Sun 7 Dec
22°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
25km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Mon 8 Dec
Mon 8 Dec
22°
Day
16°
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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Tue 9 Dec
Tue 9 Dec
24°
Day
15°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
18km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Nor'West winds.
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Wed 10 Dec
Wed 10 Dec
22°
Day
13°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
18km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 11 Dec
Thu 11 Dec
22°
Day
13°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
19km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 12 Dec
Fri 12 Dec
22°
Day
13°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
20km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast

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Jon on 3/12/2025 2:56am

Hey I just want to say thank you. I’ve been constantly amazed at how accurate modern weather forecasting is. I appreciate the regular updates you make, and I like the way your forecasting is presented here better than other weather apps/pages. Kudos!

WW Forecast Team on 3/12/2025 3:40am

Hi Jon, thank you very much for the kind comment. While 100% accuracy is still a thing for well in the future on this planet, it’s uplifting to get a comment like yours. I’m personally always blown away (no pun intended!!) when modelling can pick a storm 2 weeks away when it hasn’t even started to form yet.
Thanks again,
Phil D

Aaron on 3/12/2025 2:36am

Just wondering why Metservice reported that 43mm fell in an hour in Matamata around midday, but WW is only showing 13mm accumulated for the whole day so far. Why the discrepancy? Thanks.

WW Forecast Team on 3/12/2025 3:39am

Because most weather stations aren’t in the same place. If a downpour hit the MetService station but not our one, that is why.
We are working closer with MetService and expect them to eventually start sharing public data with us in the future so we can show even more weather stations. But remember a weather station is just one dot in someone’s garden or building – it’s not the entire town.

Also, if you look at the rain radar today you will see how messy/lumpy the downpours are.

Hope that helps!
Cheers
– WW

Aaron on 3/12/2025 4:29am

Makes sense. Cheers Phil.

WW Forecast Team on 3/12/2025 5:37am

No worries Aaron.
Phil

Christopher Randal on 2/12/2025 10:52pm

75mm in 90 minutes, accompanied by severe thunderstorms and large hail. Waharoa, near Matamata.

Rhian Price on 2/12/2025 9:30pm

Hey guys just wondered why the forecast for manly whangaparaoa has been SO wrong the last couple of weeks, I get it that mother nature changes her mind but its been really wrong.

WW Forecast Team on 2/12/2025 9:51pm

Hi there, what specifically has been wrong? Also, do you watch Phil’s weather videos? If you do, he usually points out when the forecasts are likely to “break” – today is a good example of that actually. Our video will be out before noon.

– WW

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