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Strong Wind Watch
Period:
18hrs from 3am - 9pm Thu, 26 Jun
Area:
Marlborough Sounds and Wellington
Issued: 8:25pm Tue 24 JunNext update: 10:00am Wed 25 JunForecast:
North to northwest winds may approach severe gale in exposed places. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.
Today
25 Jun
Overnight
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Thu
26 Jun
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Today 25 Jun
sunrise 7:45am
sunset 5:01pm
Cloudy periods with a few showers this morning. Strong northerlies, reaching gale in exposed places by evening.
Issued: 7:03am Wed 25 Jun
Strong Wind Watch
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.
WHAT IS PUANGA?
Puanga. The older Brother of Matariki. Find out more.FINDING PUANGA
Watch this video on finding Puanga in the early morning sky.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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11
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13
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15
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11
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15
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11
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11
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9
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Total rainfall so far today: 4.4 mm. Total rainfall forecast for today: 4.7 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.
Forecast data is specifically generated for Wainuiomata North Automatic Weather Station (90659). 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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