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Weather Forecast for Queenstown, Otago313m above sea level

Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.

Now

-°
Queenstown, Otago
Observed at 9:21pm from:
queenstown New Zealand (IQUEENST16)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmN km/h-°-%hPa

Tonight

9°
Queenstown, Otago
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceWNW 8km/h1:10pm1:46amWaning Crescent

Tomorrow

21°
Queenstown, Otago
Cloudy. Light North to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceNNW 9km/h5 (Moderate)4:52pm8:27am

Next 24 Hours in Queenstown, Otago

Next 9 Days in Queenstown, Otago

Sat 13 Dec
Sat 13 Dec
21°
Day
12°
Night
Cloudy. Light North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
9km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Cloudy. Light North to Nor'West winds.
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Sun 14 Dec
Sun 14 Dec
19°
Day
9°
Night
Rain. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
19km/h
90%
chance
of rain

32.2mm
Rain. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
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Mon 15 Dec
Mon 15 Dec
15°
Day
7°
Night
Scattered thunderstorms. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
9km/h
50%
chance
of rain

4.8mm
Scattered thunderstorms. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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Tue 16 Dec
Tue 16 Dec
15°
Day
7°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
S
8km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Wed 17 Dec
Wed 17 Dec
22°
Day
10°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
SSE
6km/h
10%
chance
of rain

1mm
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
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Thu 18 Dec
Thu 18 Dec
19°
Day
7°
Night
Afternoon showers. Light Sou'West winds.
SW
9km/h
50%
chance
of rain

4mm
Afternoon showers. Light Sou'West winds.
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Fri 19 Dec
Fri 19 Dec
14°
Day
6°
Night
Showers. Light Southerly winds.
S
9km/h
40%
chance
of rain

1.4mm
Showers. Light Southerly winds.
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Sat 20 Dec
Sat 20 Dec
16°
Day
8°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
S
7km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
18°
Day
10°
Night
Afternoon showers. Calm/Variable winds.
SE
7km/h
40%
chance
of rain

3.6mm
Afternoon showers. Calm/Variable winds.
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Carolyn on 9/12/2025 8:08pm

Kia ora guys, I am fascinated by cloud formations and their relationship to the whenua as well as conditions in the air. Is there an informative resource you could direct me to that would help me broaden my knowledge?

WW Forecast Team on 9/12/2025 8:22pm

Kia ora Carolyn, there are a couple of good sites to check to learn more about clouds.
1) World Meteorological Organisation: https://wmo.int/world-meteorological-day-2017/classifying-clouds
2) Cloud Atlas (extremely detailed with thousands of cloud photos/types) https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/home.html

Hope that helps!
– WW

Carla on 9/12/2025 12:41am

Jet on 8/12/2025 9:47pm

Hi guys is it possible Nelson might have drought this summer or is it unlikely also what caused the Nelson drought in 2019

WW Forecast Team on 8/12/2025 10:16pm

Hi Jet, drought is possible every summer in NZ, but for now there are no signs of drought for you. Nelson itself is showing signs of drying out, but the region is still in a very good set up. Would need little to no rain for at least 6 weeks to even get closer to that territory.
Cheers
Phil

josh on 3/12/2025 9:06pm

hey team fun thunderstorms yesterday round auckland. 3 lots of it in my area takanini yesterday!!!! but missed most of the heaviest rain. 26mm for yesterday.

Carla on 4/12/2025 10:15pm

And in Whangarei we had 5mm since Monday! Certainly very hard to forecast.
Thanks for all the good work this year Phil, I hope you have some quiet holiday weeks before we get into cyclone season 🙂

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