Weather Forecast for Rotorua

We thought the breeze would be enough to blow most of this cloud out - but noticed mid-morning that wasn't going to happen so changed the forecast to suit.  Apologies for getting it wrong this morning - it's when the wind stops that things getting tricky sometimes!

Cheers

WW

Very humid this morning (or damp) and as of 8:45 it was down to 98%!  Hopefully you can dry your washing on the line today - the high humidity is fairly normal first thing in the morning in winter, it may remain cloudy for much of today but sunny areas could break through this afternoon with the assistance of some breeze :)

Cheers

Phil

See our forecast above and please use our rain maps for a better picture.

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WW

 That's what the rain maps at the top of the page are for!  They can show you in the best detail the entire picture.  There is a risk of showers around then - but you may be in an area that misses them.

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WW

Possibly, the humidity was a little lower last night then on Friday night for example. And a more humid airmass may feel the same as temperatures a degree or two warmer but with less humidity. Saturday night there was nothing much of note going on.

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WW

No doubt plenty more to come,Cloudy,Wet and Windy forever.

They do at the moment - we think there is moderate risk of a wintry blast around the 13th of July.  Looks like it will be a big system (and big sometimes makes it harder to pinpoint specific regions this far out).  But we're expecting a cold south to south west change around the middle of July (end of Week 2 start of Week 3).

We have a story tomorrow at 7am that addresses the forecast for the next few weeks ahead.

Cheers!

PD

Hi there, yes it could be - although it's now 3.  Many suburbs will likely hover around 6, but some inland suburbs/areas may match Waikato temps overnight due to colder, drier and clearing south to south east breeze today.

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WW

Don't think there were any thunderstorms about in Auckland yesterday unless someone else can say otherwise?

WW

Hi there

No cold front. Just an anticyclone coming in bringing clearing skies :)

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WW

Summer?!  Looks sunnier this week - but middle of winter now, the amount of long sunny days are extremely limited for the next 2 months.

- WW

Low temp comes first (as coldest weather is first thing in the morning) then high temp is after. We have plans to clarify the "this evening" forecasts, but we are a very small company without the massive tax funded resources that NIWA and MetService have.  We have the raw data out of demand from the public - and we are working to grow our detailed forecasts each time a new client invests in us.

We don't display live current temps as MetService has won at making it too expensive for us to buy (free in all other western nations).  Last year they lifted the prices for us to report just how hot it got at your place from $1200 a year to close to 30K a year.  It's a joke.

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Philip Duncan

 Can\t confirm - but snow fell on Mt Te Aroha on a fairly low ridge so we think the tops of the Hunuas got a dusting. No other Auckland hills though.

- WW

Heard it was in Te Atatu South - but not 100% sure sorry.  Definitely in Auckland - and we saw a photo of it too but unable to republish.

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WW

Hi there - thanks very much for the message and glad to hear you prefer what we do. I absolutely hear you - we have always enjoyed using more creative words to describe the weather - wind speed, however, is one area we've admittedly been inconsistent in at times.  We're hoping to have a more uniform approach in the coming months - and maybe adding a few new fun creative words in the mix too - as this often explains the weather better, but there's that fine line where it can sound too casual and therefore not accurate enough for someone such as yourself.  So watch this space - our more creative style will soon have a key to help explain and make things clearer.

Thanks for your support - and we really do appreciate the constructive feedback, it's how I've grown the site to what it is now,

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Philip Duncan

Hi, I had that problem too with the Grey Lynn tracker yesterday. Had to download and reinstall Java, and that fixed it. Not sure what caused the problem though!

I'm not an expert on this one but I believe really cold air can help make thunder sound lounder. I've noticed that here in Canterbury if there's been a thunderstorm and it's quite cold, the thunder sounds lounder then usual.

Just looked it up actually, here's something to help you out! :)

http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_24331.html

WW