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Weather Forecast for Rotorua289m above sea level

Morning fog followed by afternoon sun. Light Westerly winds.

Now

11°
Rotorua
Observed at 3:21pm from:
Ngapuna (IROTOR91)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmW 0km/h12°99%1036.91hPa

Today

18°
Rotorua
Morning fog followed by afternoon sun. Light Westerly winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceW 10km/h3 (Moderate)6:54pm5:30am

Tonight

8°
Rotorua
Partly cloudy. Light West to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceWSW 9km/h3:58am4:08pmWaxing Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Rotorua

Next 9 Days in Rotorua

Wed 29 Apr
Wed 29 Apr
17°
Day
5°
Night
Mostly sunny. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
19km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly sunny. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
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Thu 30 Apr
Thu 30 Apr
16°
Day
5°
Night
Mostly sunny. Light East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
9km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly sunny. Light East to Sou'East winds.
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Fri 1 May
Fri 1 May
17°
Day
5°
Night
Mainly sunny. Calm/Variable winds.
WSW
5km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mainly sunny. Calm/Variable winds.
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Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
18°
Day
6°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
ENE
5km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
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Sun 3 May
Sun 3 May
18°
Day
7°
Night
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
ENE
6km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Mon 4 May
Mon 4 May
17°
Day
9°
Night
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
ENE
8km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Tue 5 May
Tue 5 May
17°
Day
9°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
NE
8km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Calm/Variable winds.
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Wed 6 May
Wed 6 May
16°
Day
10°
Night
Showers. Light North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
10km/h
40%
chance
of rain

4.7mm
Showers. Light North to Nor'East winds.
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Thu 7 May
Thu 7 May
16°
Day
10°
Night
Showers. Light Nor'West winds.
NW
11km/h
60%
chance
of rain

5mm
Showers. Light Nor'West winds.
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Anne on 21/04/2026 7:39pm

Thurs 23, says 0% chance of 5.5 ml of rain …
I realise that forecasts are only a ‘best guess’ and can change at any time, but this seems to me on of the weirder ones, would love to know if there is an explanation

WW Forecast Team on 21/04/2026 8:07pm

Hi Anne, our rainfall data each day in the daily totals is actually broken into two segments: Daytime and nightime. So if you see that it means rainfall will be occuring overnight. If you use the rain graphs at RuralWeather.co.nz or in the WeatherWatch App you will be able to make more sense of it.
Kind regards
– WW

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