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– Lat/Long: 38.81° S 177.60° E

Whakapunake
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
300
300
300
650
400
350
300
300
300
700
900
850
1550
950
km/h
30
SSW
55
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
70
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
7
2
3
2
 mm
3
18
0.3
0.4
max °C
5
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
-1
0
2
3
4
6
3
6
6
5
min °C
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
0
1
1
3
4
3
5
4
4
 chill °C
-3
-5
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-10
-10
-8
-6
-5
-2
1
1
2
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1850
1400
1100
950
950
900
1150
1100
800
950
1100
1250
1400
1850
1900
2250
1900
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
53100011-102245365510877657756781111611136
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37

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Whakapunake Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Whakapunake is: Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Whakapunake Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Whakapunake at the specific elevation of 962 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Whakapunake. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
25 km ESE
557m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand
28 km SSE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
Wairoa Aero
29 km SSW
7m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 225).
30 km S
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
30 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (8 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
Gisborne Aero
37 km ENE
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
light rain
Violent rain showers.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
2 km
37 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
light rain
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10 km
Kaitawa
40 km WSW
501m alt.
38 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Mahia
43 km SE
132m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
47 km SE
136m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.