Weather Forecast for Rotorua

G'day there, a period of heavy rain around midday may bring some thunder but late afternoon / evening the chance of thunder increases a touch. Any thunderstorms later in the day will likely have hail and short / sharp squally showers. Typical NZ thunderstorms really for winter / the western side of NZ.

Hope that helps!

Cheers
Aaron

Hi there, the weather we have at the moment is a little spring-like, which means we'll see warm and colder air collide and that can lead to isolated thunderstorms and even isolated tornadoes. But they are VERY isolated along NZ's entire western coastline so not a high risk of concern but some low risk for a repeat performance (but more than likely will happen at sea or over a remote part of NZ). 

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WW

Hi there

Check out our Auckland forecast, it's just been updated and shows a few chances coming up, Friday and Sunday at this stage :)

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Aaron

Hi there, yes there is the chance of a cold snap early next week, short lived and mostly in the southern half of the South Island. We're actually right now putting a story together about it so look in our news feed before noon :)

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WW

Hi there, thanks for the supportive message and for the idea! Yes noticed that smog yesterday - the precursor to the fog we have this morning. We have actually built a fog forecaster we are trialling and in theory it could have smog attached to it. The issue in NZ is that the Government really loves to limit how much data is out there (unlike ALL other first world nations) - so because the Government makes NIWA and MetService agencies heavily commercial it means WW can't access tax funded/owned data to make products like this. So WW not only has to pay the Govt taxes for data we then cannot use, but we also have to heavily pay for data offshore just to be able to run our company!  So it's a little complicated but we are getting there - we hope to have a fog (and maybe someday smog) forecasters out in the near future though :)

Cheers!
-WW

Hi there, unfortunately we cannot freely share tax funded data due to MetService and NIWA's own commercial priorities - we get legal threats from these Government Agencies if we try to share tax funded data. So you'll need to contact either of them directly. NZ is the only country in the world to operate this way, hugely limiting how we can help with simple requests like this. 

Kind regards
WW

Hi there, very good question. The daytime highs are especially above normal and we have even warmer than normal weather coming in the weeks ahead. In Auckland many people notice spring conditions in early August so there isn't much time left for winter to 'do its thing'. In saying that, it was mid August 2011 when we had a nationwide Antarctic blast that brought snow into Auckland and Northland - so we can never rule out a major blast, but as for daily conditions winter is definitely spluttering this year here.

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Phil D

Hi Di! Are you talking about your desktop computer or mobile device? Sounds like you may have a caching problem (it's trying to auto remember where you live). You may need to clear your cache to reset. We're overhauling the site in spring which will fix some of these bugs. Hopefully that works for you. Let us know if it doesn't! 

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Phil

Hi Michelle

That is something you will have to contact Metservice or NIWA about as they hold that type of information. Good luck! :)

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Aaron

Morning Deano, as nice as 37 degrees might be for some it is clerly wrong! :) We've removed it for now - so it should automatically transfer to another nearby station today for you.  Thanks for the update.
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Phil D

Hi there, you'd need to ask MetService about this as we're only a free service but they are the tax funded weather service for Government. We have tried to get a few local ones in that area on our observations page - but the lack of population there would be the main driver for not too much data - in saying that, heavily touristy so makes sense for more focus. Thanks for the message - we're improving the quality of forecasts around NZ and we do have specific 10 day forecasts for Tekapo you may find helpful and accurate.

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WW

Great question - at this stage high pressure looks to dominate the start of the month so perhaps more of the same for at least the next 14 to 21 days. A lot of high pressure systems still extending from Australia. 

Cheers

- WW

A subtropical northerly airflow is being directed over New Zealand at the moment hence the warm nights, it will eventually change later this week with the direction changing to the south. Won't be as warm then!

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Aaron

Can let you know through till about mid July, beyond that it starts to turn into a guessing game.

Northerlies and the slightly warmer weather which we are having at the moment will go on Thursday as winds tend colder southwest. Only Friday looks to see a period of showers otherwise it's mainly dry. Temperatures start to warm up again from Tuesday 9th then it may stay relatively mild till mid July when a period of cold southwesterlies moves through.

So there doesn't appear to be any big snow dumps in the forecast for Dunedin for the first half of July at this stage, looking mainly dry. Temperatures fairly average for the time of year, edging into warmer then normal periods at times.

Hope that helps, and thanks! :)

Cheers
Aaron

By then an anticyclone may be pushing in from the Tasman clearing out the weather we are about to be dealt to this coming week, so hopefully it will be mainly settled.

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Aaron

Hi Elizabeth

Looks like it got down to -1 degrees last night in Hastings.

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Aaron

Hi there, the latest rain maps suggest moderately heavy rain on Wednesday for a time. Will probably be until Monday before we can lock in with a bit more detail as this set up is a little messy.

Cheers

WW

Hi there, looks like NE winds picking up and a few showers about at this stage.  All the best and keep an eye on our detailed Whakatane forecast for more details. :)
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WW

Hi there, we'll do our best BUT sorry nothing significant at this stage, it's either too dry or then too warm. Might be some snow a week from now. All these highs from Australia are bringing either warm air, or, dry. Dry seems to be the biggest issue for the North Island. We're looking closely for the next snow event so check back for any news and weather updates. Thanks for the support too - it's very much appreciated!! :) 

- WW Team

Hi there, at this time of the year (Just 5 days past the shortest day of the year) we have the lowest sunshine hours available. Lowest hours are in the south of the country. For example Invercargill has a sunrise at 8:30am and sets around 5:10pm...around 8 hours and 40 minutes of possible available sunlight (if it's not cloudy!). Compare that to Kaitaia in the north which has sunrise an hour earlier at 7:30am and sets just before 5:30pm - almost 1 and half hours more sunlight with 10 hours available sunshine hours when it's not cloudy or foggy.

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WW

Hi there, there is a chance of some fog patches tomorrow morning but clear skies too. Here's our latest data indicating some chance - but the forecast also suggests it may not be too serious, or at least broken up. 

Kind regards
WW Team

Hi AJ, thanks for the question. Had a good look and from what I can see Naseby looks basically bone dry for the next 10 days. There may be some spits mid to late next week due to heavy West Coast rain that is possible briefly. We may have to wait another two weeks to get a decent southerly at this stage. We are snow sorry. :)  Phil.

It's looking fairly chilly but being close to the coast a frost isn't looking as likely as say Levin which is a tad further inland. 2 or 3 degrees overnight does look possible for you though.

Cheers
Aaron