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Weather Forecast for Wellington18m above sea level

Now

14°
Wellington
Observed at 5:30am from:
Wellington (NZWN)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmN 43km/h14°72%1014.95hPa

Today

15°
Wellington
Windy and cloudy. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
20%traceNNW 47km/h3 (Moderate)5:27pm6:45am

Tonight

13°
Wellington
Windy, with late showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
40%0.6mmNNW 47km/h3:56pm3:29amWaning Crescent

Next 24 Hours in Wellington

Next 9 Days in Wellington

Sat 18 Oct
Sat 18 Oct
15°
Day
10°
Night
Windy, with periods of rain in the morning. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
46km/h
80%
chance
of rain

1.7mm
Windy, with periods of rain in the morning. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
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Sun 19 Oct
Sun 19 Oct
14°
Day
13°
Night
Windy and mostly cloudy. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
53km/h
10%
chance
of rain

1.6mm
Windy and mostly cloudy. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
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Mon 20 Oct
Mon 20 Oct
16°
Day
11°
Night
Windy, with showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
52km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2.9mm
Windy, with showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 21 Oct
Tue 21 Oct
15°
Day
13°
Night
Windy and mostly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
44km/h
10%
chance
of rain

1.1mm
Windy and mostly cloudy. Brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Wed 22 Oct
Wed 22 Oct
16°
Day
11°
Night
Windy, with light rain. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
53km/h
70%
chance
of rain

10.1mm
Windy, with light rain. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 23 Oct
Thu 23 Oct
14°
Day
10°
Night
Morning showers. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
31km/h
30%
chance
of rain

0.6mm
Morning showers. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Fri 24 Oct
Fri 24 Oct
14°
Day
11°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
28km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Sat 25 Oct
Sat 25 Oct
14°
Day
11°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
31km/h
30%
chance
of rain

3.1mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'West winds.
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Sun 26 Oct
Sun 26 Oct
15°
Day
11°
Night
Windy, with showers. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
N
37km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2mm
Windy, with showers. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast

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Carla on 16/10/2025 12:34am

Hi Philip why is there no wednesday video on Rural weather site – but I just found it on youtube? Thanks.

WW Forecast Team on 16/10/2025 1:07am

Apologies Carla, something just as simple as a tag not being added when we posted. Thanks for letting us know, we’ve now fixed this.
– WW

Carla on 16/10/2025 5:55am

Hi Philip,
seems the same has happened for the 16th video too. Thanks, Carla

WW Forecast Team on 16/10/2025 6:10am

Hi Carla, we have no video today sorry, back again tomorrow.
– WW

josh on 15/10/2025 11:30pm

it seems there was a break the forecast type of downpour with the front on tuesday for wakato/waitomo phillip. hearing of some major flodoing/slips and the waitomo mayor complaining why no red warning. hamilton (wakato)river also breaching its banks a little.

Sylvia on 10/10/2025 4:56pm

This weekend feels like summer again (I feel you in Napier and Hastings where it can go up to 27 or 28 C).

Do you know what causes the subtropical winds to raise temperatures that highly in spring enough for it to be reminiscent of summer? I know that this raises temperatures up to 7 C in some regions this weekend and it goes to show how variable spring weather can be.

WW Forecast Team on 10/10/2025 7:06pm

Hi Sylvia,

Take a look at the current video on our homepage as I talk about how the large high pressure zone north of NZ is positioned to pull down the much warmer subtropical airflows across parts of NZ. So that’s the first step to bring in the heat – the second step is delivering that airflow as a windy nor-wester. As air is pushed over the eastern North Island ranges it dries out as it rises, then simply the motion of that air descending out east warms it up even further. A double whammy to bring in summer heat in spring. It can happen at any time of the year but spring is often when it gives us our first “hot days” since the previous summer.

Cheers,
Philip Duncan

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