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Weather Forecast for Queenstown319m above sea level

Periods of rain early. Light Nor'East winds.

Now

15°

Queenstown

Observed at 10:47pm from:
Queenstown (IQUEEN112)

Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure

-mmWNW 0km/h17°82%1002.03hPa

Tonight

12°

Queenstown

Periods of rain early. Light Nor'East winds.

Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase

90%3.5mmNE 9km/h6:10pm10:26amWaxing Crescent

Tomorrow

21°

Queenstown

Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Light Westerly winds.

Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset

20%traceW 9km/h9 (Very High)4:55pm8:32am

Next 24 Hours in Queenstown

Next 9 Days in Queenstown

Mon 22 Dec

Mon 22 Dec

21°
Day

9°
Night

Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Light Westerly winds.

W
9km/h

20%
chance
of rain

5.3mm

Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Light Westerly winds.

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Tue 23 Dec

Tue 23 Dec

14°
Day

7°
Night

Morning showers. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.

WNW
14km/h

40%
chance
of rain

24.8mm

Morning showers. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.

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Wed 24 Dec

Wed 24 Dec

13°
Day

6°
Night

Rain and thunder. Light Nor'West winds.

NW
9km/h

80%
chance
of rain

8mm

Rain and thunder. Light Nor'West winds.

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Thu 25 Dec

Thu 25 Dec

14°
Day

5°
Night

Thunderstorms. Calm/Variable winds.

NNW
8km/h

60%
chance
of rain

5mm

Thunderstorms. Calm/Variable winds.

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Fri 26 Dec

Fri 26 Dec

13°
Day

6°
Night

Thunderstorms. Calm/Variable winds.

WNW
6km/h

70%
chance
of rain

7.3mm

Thunderstorms. Calm/Variable winds.

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Sat 27 Dec

Sat 27 Dec

15°
Day

7°
Night

Showers. Calm/Variable winds.

SSE
8km/h

40%
chance
of rain

1.3mm

Showers. Calm/Variable winds.

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Sun 28 Dec

Sun 28 Dec

18°
Day

8°
Night

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

SE
8km/h

10%
chance
of rain

trace

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

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Mon 29 Dec

Mon 29 Dec

20°
Day

9°
Night

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

ESE
6km/h

10%
chance
of rain

trace

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

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Tue 30 Dec

Tue 30 Dec

22°
Day

10°
Night

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

NW
7km/h

20%
chance
of rain

trace

A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.

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Mike on 21/12/2025 12:19pm

Hey Phillip thanks very much for the last 6-7 years I’ve followed you and watch your videos every post!! As its YouTube could you upload a bloopers compilation?? This would be quite a laugh! Cheers.

Kat on 20/12/2025 7:16pm

Hey Phil thanks for the excellent forecasts. I’ve been getting an error 500 since yesterday for Hamilton and Tauranga forecasts.

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

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