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Weather Forecast for Queenstown319m above sea level

Cloudy. Fairly breezy East to Nor'East winds.

Now

15°
Queenstown
Observed at 5:01pm from:
Queenstown (IQUEEN112)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmWNW 0km/h17°82%997.97hPa

Today

18°
Queenstown
Cloudy. Fairly breezy East to Nor'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceENE 23km/h4 (Moderate)5:01pm8:34am

Tonight

11°
Queenstown
Skies clearing late. Calm/Variable winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
20%traceNNW 3km/h5:17am1:24pmWaxing Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Queenstown

Next 9 Days in Queenstown

Wed 31 Dec
Wed 31 Dec
22°
Day
12°
Night
Rain developing during the afternoon. Calm/Variable winds.
SW
8km/h
80%
chance
of rain

12.7mm
Rain developing during the afternoon. Calm/Variable winds.
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Thu 1 Jan
Thu 1 Jan
18°
Day
9°
Night
Morning showers. Light South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
9km/h
50%
chance
of rain

0.3mm
Morning showers. Light South to Sou'West winds.
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Fri 2 Jan
Fri 2 Jan
20°
Day
9°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
SSE
7km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
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Sat 3 Jan
Sat 3 Jan
23°
Day
10°
Night
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
NW
7km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Sun 4 Jan
Sun 4 Jan
24°
Day
11°
Night
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
WNW
6km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Mon 5 Jan
Mon 5 Jan
22°
Day
11°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
WNW
7km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 6 Jan
Tue 6 Jan
22°
Day
11°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
WNW
7km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
View hourly forecast
Wed 7 Jan
Wed 7 Jan
23°
Day
13°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Light Nor'West winds.
NW
10km/h
20%
chance
of rain

1.8mm
Mostly cloudy. Light Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 8 Jan
Thu 8 Jan
20°
Day
10°
Night
Morning showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
12km/h
50%
chance
of rain

3.2mm
Morning showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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jet on 29/12/2025 6:28am

Hi phill and weather watch is the weather event new zealand getting la nina like?

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 8:43am

Nope, not very much – mostly westerly and south-westerly driven, except for today, which is a bit La Nina like, but the next couple weeks look more W to SW driven.
– WW

jet on 30/12/2025 8:35am

thanks for giving me a sneak peek

Mary Jarvie on 29/12/2025 12:15am

Why are we still getting Westport USA’s weather ?!

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 9:21pm

Hi Mary, we have removed that broken weather observation. Please note it does not affect the forecasts which are for Westport NZ.
– WW

Glyn on 28/12/2025 11:53pm

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Phil and all the WW watch team!
Thanks for all the great work you all do, and the way that Phil explains everything so well in layman’s terms on the videos. I’ve followed you since WW’s early days and enjoy learning new things all the time about our weather.
My question is about lightning. I have heard that it is the same all over the world, whether it’s seen as forked lightning or sheet lightning as we do in NZ. Is that true? If so, why do we see it differently?
Thanks

Lirissa on 28/12/2025 11:13pm

Love you guys so much. You my only weather news, the only other is MSN. Well, you are my go-to check on the weather people.

Aaron on 28/12/2025 4:17am

This is the 3rd year in a row we’ve had great weather coming into the Xmas break….awful for most of the break…then improves once everyone is back at work.

I’m beginning to think the weather God’s hate me

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