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Weather Forecast for Rotorua289m above sea level

Now

17°
Rotorua
Observed at 10:33am from:
Ngapuna (IROTOR91)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
1.78mmSE 0km/h21°94%1004.4hPa

Today

23°
Rotorua
Cloudy, with morning rain. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
80%2.8mmWNW 25km/h7 (High)4:49pm7:39am

Tonight

10°
Rotorua
Mostly clear. Breezy West to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceWSW 18km/h8:15pm10:32amWaxing Crescent

Next 24 Hours in Rotorua

Next 9 Days in Rotorua

Wed 24 Dec
Wed 24 Dec
23°
Day
13°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Westerly winds.
W
14km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Westerly winds.
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Thu 25 Dec
Thu 25 Dec
23°
Day
13°
Night
Showers - track on rain radar. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
18km/h
70%
chance
of rain

8.8mm
Showers - track on rain radar. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
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Fri 26 Dec
Fri 26 Dec
20°
Day
10°
Night
Cloudy. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
12km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Cloudy. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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Sat 27 Dec
Sat 27 Dec
22°
Day
12°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Light North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
10km/h
20%
chance
of rain

1.6mm
A mix of sun and cloud. Light North to Nor'West winds.
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Sun 28 Dec
Sun 28 Dec
20°
Day
12°
Night
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
E
14km/h
60%
chance
of rain

9.1mm
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
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Mon 29 Dec
Mon 29 Dec
20°
Day
12°
Night
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
E
15km/h
50%
chance
of rain

8.5mm
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
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Tue 30 Dec
Tue 30 Dec
21°
Day
12°
Night
Showers. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
15km/h
60%
chance
of rain

4.9mm
Showers. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
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Wed 31 Dec
Wed 31 Dec
22°
Day
11°
Night
Morning showers. Light Westerly winds.
W
11km/h
30%
chance
of rain

0.2mm
Morning showers. Light Westerly winds.
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Thu 1 Jan
Thu 1 Jan
23°
Day
12°
Night
Partly cloudy. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
10km/h
20%
chance
of rain

0.4mm
Partly cloudy. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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Jet on 23/12/2025 2:43am

Hi Phill When are you gonna do a cilmate outlook for January?

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.

WW Forecast Team on 23/12/2025 12:40am

Hi Mike, thanks very much for the ongoing support – it’s very much appreciated! Might do a bloopers real at some point – but mostly it’s me screwing up the first 15 seconds and then a few bleeps. 😀
Cheers and have a great Christmas/Summer
Phil

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.

WW Forecast Team on 23/12/2025 12:40am

Hi Kat, thanks for that 🙂 Are you still getting that 500 error? We made some backend changes over the weekend which more than likely caused that.
Cheers
Phil

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

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