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Weather Forecast for Wellington28m above sea level

Partly cloudy. Breezy Easterly winds.

Now

16°
Wellington
Observed at 10:09pm from:
Mount Victoria (IWELLI407)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
0.61mmWNW 3km/h16°60%997.49hPa

Tonight

11°
Wellington
Partly cloudy. Breezy Easterly winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceE 14km/h5:00pm9:09amWaxing Crescent

Tomorrow

19°
Wellington
Windy and mostly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceN 34km/h9 (Very High)4:44pm7:54am

Next 24 Hours in Wellington

Next 9 Days in Wellington

Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
19°
Day
17°
Night
Windy and mostly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
N
34km/h
10%
chance
of rain

7.9mm
Windy and mostly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
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Mon 22 Dec
Mon 22 Dec
21°
Day
16°
Night
Windy, with morning showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
46km/h
70%
chance
of rain

0.8mm
Windy, with morning showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 23 Dec
Tue 23 Dec
20°
Day
15°
Night
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
44km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Wed 24 Dec
Wed 24 Dec
20°
Day
16°
Night
Generally clear and windy. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
49km/h
10%
chance
of rain

1.9mm
Generally clear and windy. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 25 Dec
Thu 25 Dec
18°
Day
14°
Night
Rainy and windy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
43km/h
80%
chance
of rain

7.8mm
Rainy and windy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 26 Dec
Fri 26 Dec
18°
Day
13°
Night
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
38km/h
20%
chance
of rain

0.3mm
Windy and partly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Sat 27 Dec
Sat 27 Dec
18°
Day
13°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
25km/h
50%
chance
of rain

6.6mm
Showers. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Sun 28 Dec
Sun 28 Dec
17°
Day
13°
Night
Showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
31km/h
60%
chance
of rain

6.3mm
Showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
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Mon 29 Dec
Mon 29 Dec
17°
Day
13°
Night
Showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
31km/h
50%
chance
of rain

7.1mm
Showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast

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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.

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

Jet on 15/12/2025 6:30am

hi guys what would the setup need to be if nelson had strong Southerlies?

WW Forecast Team on 17/12/2025 4:45am

Hey Jet, you need strong high pressure building from Tasmania and moving into the South Island while a stormy low pressure zone lies east of Wellington, that would do it.
– WW

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