Your web browser (Internet Explorer) is out of date. Some things will not look right and things might not work properly. Please download an up-to-date and free browser from here.

Weather Forecast for Wellington28m above sea level

Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.

Now

13°
Wellington
Observed at 12:47pm from:
Mount Victoria (IWELLI407)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmS 8km/h15°95%989.3hPa

Today

18°
Wellington
Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
60%2.5mmSSE 28km/h6 (High)4:49pm7:57am

Tonight

17°
Wellington
Rainy and windy. Breezy to brisk North to Nor'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
80%2.8mmNNE 34km/h3:16am12:39pmWaxing Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Wellington

Next 9 Days in Wellington

Wed 31 Dec
Wed 31 Dec
19°
Day
15°
Night
Windy, with morning showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
NNW
47km/h
60%
chance
of rain

6.4mm
Windy, with morning showers. Strong and blustery North to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 1 Jan
Thu 1 Jan
19°
Day
15°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
26km/h
10%
chance
of rain

2.5mm
A mix of sun and cloud. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 2 Jan
Fri 2 Jan
17°
Day
14°
Night
Windy, with showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
37km/h
50%
chance
of rain

0.7mm
Windy, with showers. Breezy to brisk South to Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Sat 3 Jan
Sat 3 Jan
18°
Day
13°
Night
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
27km/h
10%
chance
of rain

1.4mm
Mainly sunny. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Sun 4 Jan
Sun 4 Jan
20°
Day
15°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
18km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Mon 5 Jan
Mon 5 Jan
21°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
N
28km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 6 Jan
Tue 6 Jan
21°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
26km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast
Wed 7 Jan
Wed 7 Jan
21°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
27km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 8 Jan
Thu 8 Jan
21°
Day
16°
Night
Windy and partly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
N
35km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Windy and partly cloudy. Breezy to brisk Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast

Comments

If you have any questions about functionality of our website(s) or app, trying to locate maps or data, or have a simple comment/feedback - please post a comment below!

As of 2024 we will no longer be publishing questions related to weather forecasts if they are answered via our hyper-local hourly & 10 day forecasts, weather maps and regular daily and monthly weather & climate videos.

We’re a small NZ business with limited resources to respond to general weather questions. Our social media pages may be helpful to you, especially if you want to often talk (or groan!) about your local weather. You can find more resources from us here if that’s your thing.

Have questions of a commercial nature? Contact us directly here.

Thanks for your support!

Don’t forget to check out our RuralWeather.co.nz website (great for event planning or attending + camping!) and also, our brand new Weather Alerting App!

jet on 29/12/2025 6:28am

Hi phill and weather watch is the weather event new zealand getting la nina like?

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 8:43am

Nope, not very much – mostly westerly and south-westerly driven, except for today, which is a bit La Nina like, but the next couple weeks look more W to SW driven.
– WW

jet on 30/12/2025 8:35am

thanks for giving me a sneak peek

Mary Jarvie on 29/12/2025 12:15am

Why are we still getting Westport USA’s weather ?!

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 9:21pm

Hi Mary, we have removed that broken weather observation. Please note it does not affect the forecasts which are for Westport NZ.
– WW

Glyn on 28/12/2025 11:53pm

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Phil and all the WW watch team!
Thanks for all the great work you all do, and the way that Phil explains everything so well in layman’s terms on the videos. I’ve followed you since WW’s early days and enjoy learning new things all the time about our weather.
My question is about lightning. I have heard that it is the same all over the world, whether it’s seen as forked lightning or sheet lightning as we do in NZ. Is that true? If so, why do we see it differently?
Thanks

Lirissa on 28/12/2025 11:13pm

Love you guys so much. You my only weather news, the only other is MSN. Well, you are my go-to check on the weather people.

Aaron on 28/12/2025 4:17am

This is the 3rd year in a row we’ve had great weather coming into the Xmas break….awful for most of the break…then improves once everyone is back at work.

I’m beginning to think the weather God’s hate me

View more comments

11:42pmTue 30 December 2025
undefined for 11:42pm on Tue 30 December 2025
Radar Key

Latest Video