Weather Forecast for Wellington

Chch on average doesnt get snow very much at all. We just havent had the right set up in a long time. It'll happen again at some point.

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Aaron

Hi there

No snow for Christchurch, if we think snow is possible in the city we'll put it in our Christchurch forecast :)

Thanks for writing in!

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Aaron

Thanks for that, you were dead right! Much appreciated, have changed now.

Many thanks
Aaron

Was quite the show! Looking quieter now but more isolated thunderstorms, squalls and hail showers are likely over the next 12 to 24 hours. Hit and miss around NZ so a bit tricky to say if we'll get a repeat or not.

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WW

For Auckland? Probably not, showers just will be a bit squally as westerlies strengthen later this evening.

You should be ok

Hi there, we may have a couple of isolated power cuts overnight or on Saturday (isolated due to various squally showers that produce winds strong enough moving through here and there). Hopefuly nothing too problematic but yes some risk next 24 hours. Another risk again mid next week and also next Friday.

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WW

Good evening and thanks for the great (unique) question! We don't want to prejudge the NZ Army but our guess is they will be tough enough to handle this weekend :)  It does look cold though, especially Saturday. Keep an eye on our 10 day Waiouru forecast, as it includes hourly chance of Rain and Snow. Anything above 40% when it comes to snow indicates it may be heavy. Sunday it dries up and Monday things warm back up again.

Cheers

WW

Hi there

Is looking a bit wet, depending on the timing of a few fronts moving through there may also be some sun and a dry period perhaps. Winds from the northwest, it's not looking cold with temperatures in the high teens.

Hope that helps.

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Aaron

Indoors!

And Happy Birthday :)

- WW

Hi there, we are working on displaying a new Snow and Ski Page but for now we do think they will get snow in the village but it's borderline with National Park and Ohakune looking a little too warm for snow to settle, although in Wairouru and the Desert Road it's a snow/rain mix - potentially SH1 the Desert Road may be impacted by snow for a time - but shouldn't be a major snow dump there. For Whakapapa Village it's higher elevation so should get snow.

The roads look to be open on Monday but the snow level is a little tricker to lock in specifically. Check Ruapehu webcams on Sunday - by then the snow will have eased and you'll have a clear view of where it has settled. It warms up by over 5 degrees more on Monday so snow will melt fast at the lower levels.

Cheers

WW

Hi there, you're seeing it pop up a lot at the moment due to an incoming surge of polar air mixing with the much warmer than normal conditions around the country. Warm air and cold air colliding often makes thunderstorms so we expect a few over the next few days (mostly western NZ) and possibly again next week when we get a couple more big lows with warm and cold air mixing.

Cheers :)
- WW

G'day there

Looks to be 1 to 3cm possible on Lindis Pass for the 1st. An outside chance of 3 to 5cm but due to snow melt and snow showers likely being broken not much will accumulate if much at all. It's more just a skiff / dusting of snow for Lindis Pass. So yes some perhaps but not alot.

Safe travels!

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Aaron

It sure is. Winter starts on Saturday June 1st on the Meteorological calendar, or around June 22 on the Astronomical calendar.

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WW

Hi there, Saturday looks wintry with strong winds and some rain (snow on the ranges too). Sunday dries out but will still be a little windy and cool. Monday will be cloudier with perhaps some patchy rain developing. Keep an eye on our 10 day forecast for Dunedin which includes HOURLY forecasts for all 10 days, helping you work out % of rain and wind speeds/direction.

Have a great long weekend,
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WW

Hi there

As below the best I can say is early to mid afternoon at this stage.

Perhaps the low risk of a tornado, there is plenty of shear in the atmosphere but there is a chance the highest amount of instability may slip away to the east.

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Aaron

Hi there

Early to mid afternoon yes there does appear to be a risk as northerlies change northwest.

WW

Fog isn't looking very likely then, you should be fine :)

Aaron

Good morning, it is slowly lifting now and should be clear from all places in Chch by 1pm.

Kind regards

WW

Hi there

It's possible perhaps, there does appear to be a few cold'ish type outbreak situations coming up but this far out I can't say anything with too much certainty being a week away. At this stage they are looking quite southwesterly anyway meaning not much may fall on the lindis when these cold changes move through.

Will be able to say more about 4 days out.

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Aaron

Thanks very much for letting us know. We may remove it if it continues to stay down. Will give it the weekend to come right but if no changes by Monday please let us know and we'll switch you to another nearby station until this one is sorted.

Kind regards and thanks for the feedback :)

- WW

Hi there, thanks for the message and question. NZ's terrain means that most regions have overnight lows that vary by SEVERAL degrees. Most main cities have this too, from suburb to suburb. There is no one single temperature for overnight lows but we try our best to be as local as possible. In saying that, you may find a very nearby area may have better overnights for you. For example, in Auckland on a cold night we actually look at Hamilton's overnight lows to work out how cold some of Auckland's inland, rural, areas will be. Where are you based? There may be a forecast just down the road which may have better overnight lows for you to double check. Let us know.
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Phil D

Good morning, next week our weather pattern is dominated by large lows (the opposite of this week which is dominated by high pressure). There should be a surge of colder air which triggers thunderstorms around NZ later next week. While we can generally see a risk next week (in the forecasts) it doesn't mean on the day that a thunderstorm will form over you - it's just suggesting later next week we have a higher risk of them in the country. We'll be fine tuning that forecast much more by this weekend and of course through next week.

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WW

Hi there

Looks like cloudy areas and occasional sunny spells, may even be a light shower or two otherwise the day is looking quite dry overall. Light winds from the west or southwest. Cloud breaks away later in the day.

Hope that helps :)

Cheers
Aaron