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Whakapunake
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
400
300
300
300
600
400
450
450
km/h
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
8
5
 mm
5
10
9
1.9
5
4
0.3
1
0.6
0.3
max °C
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
min °C
8
8
7
7
7
4
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
3
4
1
 chill °C
4
4
4
4
3
-3
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
-4
-2
-6
Freezing level m
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2200
1250
1050
850
800
900
900
1050
1100
1200
1400
1500
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
88888621-1-1-101123431313131213117755667889118
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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Whakapunake Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Whakapunake is: Mild with heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Whakapunake Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
10° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand
28 km SSE
2m alt.
44 minutes ago
14° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Wairoa Aero
29 km SSW
7m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
30 km S
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
30 km S
8m alt.
34 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 258).
5
Gisborne Aero
37 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10 km
37 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10 km
Kaitawa
40 km WSW
501m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Mahia
43 km SE
132m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
47 km SE
136m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).

* 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.