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Today
1 Jun
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Sun
2 Jun
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Today 1 Jun
sunrise 7:52am
sunset 5:04pm
Fine with high cloud. Fresh northwesterlies, turning southwesterly this evening.
Issued: 11:56pm Fri 31 May
FIRE SEASON
Other than public conservation land, permits are not required today.
FIRE DANGER
Postpone a fire or any activity that emits sparks or heat today.
Hourly Observations and Forecast
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Rainfall (mm/h)
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Temperature (°C)
Avg wind speed (not gusts) in km/h
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6
N
13
N
11
N
12
N
15
N
16
N
16
N
22
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24
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17
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19
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19
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22
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19
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15
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13
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11
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9
S
9
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11
SW
13
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11
S
9
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7
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6
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7
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7
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7
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13
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9
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7
N
7
N
7
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6
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6
W
7
Total rainfall so far today: 0.0 mm. Total rainfall forecast for today: 0.0 mm
Wind (km/h)
- Calm:
0 - Light Winds:
1 - 14 - Moderate:
15 - 29 - Fresh:
30 - 39 - Strong:
40 - 62 - Gale:
63 - 89 - Severe Gale:
> 89
Rain (mm/h)
- Light:
0.2 - 2.0 - Moderate:
2.1 - 6.0 - Heavy:
6.1 - 25 - Torrential:
> 25
The hourly model data shown can differ from the written forecast and icons, which are produced by MetService meteorologists and take into account model data along with many other data sources. If they differ significantly, please use the text forecasts.
Data is specifically generated for Christchurch Aero Automatic Weather Station (93781). Rainfall shown is for the sum up to the hour. Wind speed, wind direction and temperature are the observed or forecast values at the given hour.
Commute Forecast
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Lyttelton Tides
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Sun & Moon
Sun & moon hours
Sunrise
7:52am
Sunset
5:04pm
Moonrise
1:03am
Moonset
1:55pm
Moon phases
New moon
7 Jun
First quarter
14 Jun
Full moon
22 Jun
Last quarter
29 Jun
Current Extremes
Highest
20.3°
Banks Peninsula
Lowest
2.9°
Taupō Airport
Windiest
69km/h
Castlepoint
Wettest
4.5mm
Milford Sound
Yesterday's Extremes
| Rank | Location | Max Temp | Prev | Up/down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timaru Airport | 19.3° | 9 | +8 |
| 2 | Oamaru | 18.1° | 58 | +56 |
| 3 | Kaitaia Airport | 17.9° | 38 | +35 |
| 4 | Methven | 17.6° | 47 | +43 |
| 5 | Dunedin City | 17.4° | 19 | +14 |
| 68 | Christchurch Airport | 12.7° | 13 | -55 |
Rank of the locations with the highest air temperature recorded yesterday. Prev is the previous day's rank for the location. The arrow shows if the current rank is higher or lower than that for the previous day. Max of 5 locations plus current town/city shown.
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