Weather Forecast for Rotorua291m above sea level
Showers - track on rain radar. Light Sou'East winds.
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23km/h
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trace
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3.8mm
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Pauline Ketel on 19/09/2025 1:28am
Hi. Is there some way of finding out where the local weather stations are situated? I’ve tried looking on the map in the app but it’s not very accurate. Thanks
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WW Forecast Team on 19/09/2025 2:05am
Hi there Pauline – this is the full map of stations we display: https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/maps-radars/observations/live-observations
You can also try http://www.Wunderground.com which is the actual host for the sites – and allows people to dig down even deeper.
Hope that helps,
Kind regards
– WW
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Doug on 18/09/2025 5:17am
Why is there such wildly different forecasts from Metservice and Weatherwatch?
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WW Forecast Team on 19/09/2025 2:36am
Hi Doug, we (all weather forecasters) interpret the data and communicate it in different ways. There are many ingredients that go into forecasting and we all produce different results due to that. We also use different technology/computing.
Cheers,
– Philip Duncan
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josh on 17/09/2025 10:22pm
hey there phillip. i been looking at the weather models for next week and some are showing a atmosphric river bearing down hence the rain icon on the auckland forecasts . looks like tasmin/nelson could see the return of severe rain next week after a nearly 2 month break?
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WW Forecast Team on 17/09/2025 11:01pm
Hey Josh – I mention this in today’s video (Thursday). Will be published before noon.
Cheers
Phil
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josh on 17/09/2025 11:28pm
thanks. because of you phillip and this site which i have seen grown since i came across in 2019 i have become a close wetaher follower and really enjoyed your posts and news stories about wetaher events like auckland floods and cyclones. keep it up.
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WeatherObserver on 16/09/2025 3:29am
1. How can the border of a southerly change be noticed in a weather map? For example, if in your video maps, it’s the blue polar line, what about other forecasters’ weather maps?
2. Why wasn’t a Strong Wind Orange Warning or even a Watch issued for Auckland by MetService last Saturday (13 September) in spite of very strong winds similar to 31 August, when a Strong Wind Orange Warning was issued?
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WW Forecast Team on 16/09/2025 8:20pm
1. It’s usually measured by a steep drop off (or ramp up) in temperatures. The polar air circles Antarctica and is usually held in place south of us by high pressure – these same highs can also work with low pressure to “suck” that polar air northwards. We note that Dan Corbett on TV1 has also introduced the polar boundary (which is a measurement of “air thickness” at a high elevation (5km above sea level).
2. You’d need to talk to MetService as they are tax funded to provide warnings. We warned of the Auckland gales a week in advance, and we often are the only ones to mention damaging winds in Auckland in advance.
Cheers
WW
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