Weather Forecast for Rotorua291m above sea level
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19km/h
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11.2mm
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14.8mm
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6.8mm
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4.4mm
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5.4mm
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Carolyn on 9/12/2025 8:08pm
Kia ora guys, I am fascinated by cloud formations and their relationship to the whenua as well as conditions in the air. Is there an informative resource you could direct me to that would help me broaden my knowledge?
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WW Forecast Team on 9/12/2025 8:22pm
Kia ora Carolyn, there are a couple of good sites to check to learn more about clouds.
1) World Meteorological Organisation: https://wmo.int/world-meteorological-day-2017/classifying-clouds
2) Cloud Atlas (extremely detailed with thousands of cloud photos/types) https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/home.html
Hope that helps!
– WW
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Carla on 9/12/2025 12:41am
ah – found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6S9iZ7KNU
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Jet on 8/12/2025 9:47pm
Hi guys is it possible Nelson might have drought this summer or is it unlikely also what caused the Nelson drought in 2019
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WW Forecast Team on 8/12/2025 10:16pm
Hi Jet, drought is possible every summer in NZ, but for now there are no signs of drought for you. Nelson itself is showing signs of drying out, but the region is still in a very good set up. Would need little to no rain for at least 6 weeks to even get closer to that territory.
Cheers
Phil
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josh on 3/12/2025 9:06pm
hey team fun thunderstorms yesterday round auckland. 3 lots of it in my area takanini yesterday!!!! but missed most of the heaviest rain. 26mm for yesterday.
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Carla on 4/12/2025 10:15pm
And in Whangarei we had 5mm since Monday! Certainly very hard to forecast.
Thanks for all the good work this year Phil, I hope you have some quiet holiday weeks before we get into cyclone season 🙂
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