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Current Conditions
Feels like 3°
- 14°
- 4°
- 2km/h SE
0 windproof
Gusts 4km/h
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Today
16 May
Fri
17 May
Westland Regional Forecast
Partly cloudy with one or two showers. Showers becoming widespread around midday, then clearing from the south from late afternoon. Southwesterlies developing for a time this afternoon and evening.
Issued: 12:35am Thu 16 May
Franz Josef Forecast
Rainfall exceedance probability forecasts
1+ mm: 10%
10+ mm: 5%
FIRE SEASON
Other than public conservation land, permits are not required today.
FIRE DANGER
You should be able to manage the risks of wildfire now.
Data provided by
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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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
N
4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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2
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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 Franz Josef Automatic Weather Station (93703). 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.
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Sun & Moon
Sun & moon hours
Sunrise
7:45am
Sunset
5:27pm
Moonrise
2:17pm
Moonset
Moon phases
First quarter
16 May
Full moon
24 May
Last quarter
31 May
New moon
7 Jun
Current Extremes
Highest
15.4°
Whitianga
Lowest
-4.0°
Twizel
Windiest
33km/h
Auckland (North Shore)
Wettest
6.0mm
Chatham Is.
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