Weather Forecast for Tauranga

Hi Dee

Yes unfortunately that's a bit too far into the future. Come back and ask say 10 or perhaps 7 days out, might start to have an idea then. :)

Cheers
Aaron

Good morning Carole, you should watch our videos as all week we've been the only forecasting saying not much will come from the South Island rain band as it moves northwards. We're also now working with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Waikato Regional Council, Fonterra, Dairy NZ, Auckland Council and other stakeholders in the upper North Island on a weekly basis to discuss how dry it is - I share with you what I discussed with them in the latest video we have including upcoming = rainfall maps. Basically my entire videos are about upcoming rainfall so keep an eye on them daily Mon-Fri for the full details. We don't take any forecasts from MetService or NIWA, we're entire independent. :) 

Have a good weekend
Cheers
Phil D 

May be fairly cloudy at times but you should see some blue sky too. We have some right now finally too!

- WW

Hi there

No squally showers or super strong winds. Just a moderate east to northeast breeze. There may be a few showers but mainly in the afternoon, expect many dry areas between showers.

Hope your day goes well :)

WW

Hey there, it looks like you may get 20 to 30mm over the coming week. It does look a little hit and miss though. Goes dry again after Wednesday next week for a time then more rain possible in Week 2 of April.

Cheers

WW

Here's the 7 days rainfall accumulation map for the lower South Island (Until April 3)

Hi there, not sure where specifically you are but guessing you're asking about Auckland? Saturday sees a few showers caught up in an easterly flow over the city. It looks mostly dry at this stage, but the nature of showers means they are hit and miss for wherever you are. Generally it doesn't look overly wet and Sunday looks drier still. Keep an eye on our HOURLY forecasts over the weekend as they help with the % of rain and anything over 60% is a much greater chance of being wet. Hope you have a great weekend, let us know if you need more help.

Cheers for the message and great support! :)

- WW

G'day there

That is a few days away so things could change between now and then. But currently it's looking wet on the 1st then the 2nd, 3rd and 4th is looking dry and mainly sunny.

So not all bad perhaps :)

Cheers
Aaron

Hi there

A similar responce as to the other questions asked below -

G'day there

Is looking mainly dry at this stage with a mix of sun and cloud, can't rule out a shower or two perhaps in the morning otherwise a mainly dry day.

Have a good one! :)

WW

Should be mainly dry, there is the slight risk of a shower or two about perhaps in the morning but otherwise it's looking mainly dry with a mix of sun and cloud.

Cheers
Aaron

Saturday looks to be the better day at this stage, still the risk of a shower about but it should be mainly dry overall.

Have a good one! :)

WW

Hi Boyd, we have over 2000 detailed forecast locations for all of NZ, compared to around 100 which you help tax fund at MetServiec and NIWA. We have vidoes about NZ, mutiple daily news stories about NZ and specially made infographics - and this weekend we have a couple of big cyclones hitting Australia which we are covering as they are in our area (While NZ's weather is very quiet).

We're an entirely free service and for over 10 years we have covered storms around the Pacific Rim. Kind regards and thanks for choosing to use our free service over the ones you pay for in your taxes.

Philip Duncan.

Hi there, looks dry this morning but may be an isolated inland shower this afternoon. Keep an eye on the sky as you'll probably be able to quite clearly see if it's going to be dry and where the big cloud build ups may be. For now all the showers are offshore and moving away from you but the afternoon shower may be a new one that forms inland.

Hope that helps - have a great day :)
- WW

Fog is simply cloud at ground level and sometimes it can surprise us - we can't forecast every cloud above us so sometimes fog can be the same when it quickly forms. You'll be pleased to know we are working on a new fog forecast product which we may release as an entirely free service for all NZers in the near future (ie, later this year).  A work in progress seeing as neither MetService nor NIWA share any realtime open data (and NZers are made to fund them both, not fund WeatherWatch). 

Cheers

WW

Hi there, thanks for the update - whereabouts did you see them? The weather we have in some parts of NZ is favourable for small funnel clouds due to warm weather, calm conditions and a fair bit of moisture/humidity in the air. In the afternoons/early evenings the warmth rises and in the calmness it can start to spin some of the lower clouds. In the right conditions when we have a lot more energy this weather can lead to severe thunderstorms and even tornados. We don't expect any tornadoes but if there is a severe thunderstorm warning in your area in the days ahead then harmless funnel clouds can become more concerning. 

Cheers 
WW

Hey there JS,

Storms named around Australia are named by the Australian forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Storms north of NZ in the Fiji/Vanuatu/Tonga area are named by Fiji forecasters at the Fiji MetService. It would be great if NZ's MetService could maybe get a few Kiwi names in there some time as they work officially alongside Fiji.

Kind regards
Phil D

Hey there, it's too far out to lock in sorry - especially due to the fact these western rain bands may be coming in around then and it's quite a complicated set up in northern NZ (in other words a lot of moving parts that can affect the outcome). The good news (maybe!) for you is that high pressure is still dominating the Auckland area so don't worry too much just yet. We'll probably have a fair idea by this Friday and the Weekend how the 31st is shaping up. 
Cheers
WW 

Hi there, most of the country is under high pressure but the very tip of East Cape is in the outer edges of wind circling the high. Generally not too windy, perhaps up around 25 or 30km/h.

Cheers and all the best!

- WW

Hi there

Friday and Saturday looks likely to have a mix of sun and cloud, Friday carries the risk of a shower or two otherwise it's looking mainly dry, downpours don't look that likely but perhaps an outside chance.

Saturday looks to be a dry day.

Cheers
Aaron

Lack of wind, high humidity / dewpoints etc are likely causes.

WW

Hi there

That's basically two weeks away so anything I say now may not come to fruition.

At this stage it looks like a SE airflow so perhaps it may be mainly settled in Auckland then. Check these maps out:

http://www.weathermap.co.nz/forecast-maps

They go out to the end of March so you can keep an eye on what's happening.

Cheers
Aaron

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