Kowhatu

Canterbury, New Zealand · 406 m · Mon 26 Oct, 05:41 GMT+13GFS run 06 UTC · 10 h old
8°
OvercastFeels like 5°Today 6° – 17°
Mon 05:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this morning; rain with storm gusts around 18:00 (about 0.1 mm). Tomorrow wet and 8° cooler, up to 9°.

Right now

model value for 05:00, not a measurement
Wind5 m/s NNW
Gusts10 m/s
Humidity84 %
Pressure1008 hPa ↘
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 15° below the horizon · sunrise 06:26 · sunset 20:16
ExtremeHurricane-force gusts · Mon 06:00 – 03:00 · Gusts up to 121 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not official+2 moreDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, from 18:00Rain until 18:00, 0.1 mm in all
Kite window06:00 – 07:00Wind 6–6 m/s, gusts under 14 (good, not excellent)
Longest dry spell48 h from Thu 13:00Dry until Sat 13:00
TonightLow 8° at 05:00Cloudy, breezy; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 06 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Mon 05:00 · Overcast8°, feels like 5°
Wind 5 m/s from NNW, gusts 10 · dryClouds 100 % · humidity 84 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Mon 26 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 05:00
Mon 26 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 22.0°21 Dec · 68.8°↑ 06:26↓ 20:1605:00 · −14.7°000306091215182124
Sunrise06:26
Sunset20:16
Daylight13 h 50 min3 min longer than Sunday
Highest57.8°at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:55 · 20:47

Moon

from the coordinates
100 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 05:41Moonrise 20:34Moonset 05:53
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 7 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 14 days
First quarterWed 18 Novin 23 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeMon 06:00 – 07:00Good · Gusty, 11 m/s
AvoidMon 09:00 – 21:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Mon 05:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

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15-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Mon 26 Oct – Mon 9 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Monday 26 Oct

Today
17° / 6°Overcast
Rain0.3 mmStrongest gust27 m/sSunrise · sunset06:26 · 20:16Moon at noon100 % · full moon
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
4°12°19°MoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuWeOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
8°Hakataramea24 km8°Kurow24 km8°Wharua19 km8°Wharekuri24 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Sun 06 UTC · grid point 9.9 km away, model height 686 m (real 406 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Sun 25 Oct, 19:00 GMT+13 (10 h ago)
Covers until
Mon 09 Nov, 19:00 GMT+13
Grid point used
44.50° S, 170.75° E — 9.9 km from Kowhatu, model terrain height 686 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Kowhatu

Canterbury · 406 m · Mon 26 Oct, 05:41 GMT+13
GFS run 06 UTC · 10 h old
8°
OvercastFeels like 5°Today 6° – 17°
Mon 05:00· now

Clouds thicken this morning; rain with storm gusts around 18:00 (about 0.1 mm). Tomorrow wet and 8° cooler, up to 9°.

Wind5 NNWGusts10 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
ExtremeHurricane-force gustsMon 06:00 – 03:00 · Gusts up to 121 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, from 18:00until 18:00, 0.1 mm
Kite windowToday 06–07wind 6 m/s
Dry spell48 h from Thu 13:00until Sat 13:00
TonightLow 8° at 05:00cloudy, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 2° to 18° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Mon 05:00 · Overcast8°, feels like 5°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind5 m/s NNWGusts10 m/sHumidity84 %Pressure1008 hPa ↘Clouds100 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 05:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Mon 26 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 05:00
Mon 26 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 22.0°21 Dec 68.8°↑06:26↓20:1605:00 · −14.7°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset06:26 · 20:16
Daylight13 h 50 min
Highest57.8° at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:55 · 20:47

Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now111723
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeMon 06:00 – 07:00Good · Gusty, 11 m/s
AvoidMon 09:00 – 21:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Mon 05:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
100 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 05:41Rise 20:34 · set 05:53
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 7 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 14 days
First quarterWed 18 Novin 23 days

15 days

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Monday 26 Oct · TodayOvercast
17° 6°
Rain0.3 mmGusts27Sun ↑ ↓06:26 20:16Moon100 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

15-day outlook

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15days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Mon 26 Oct – Mon 9 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
4°12°19°MoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuWeOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
8°Hakataramea24 km8°Kurow24 km8°Wharua19 km8°Wharekuri24 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Sun 06 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Sun 25 Oct, 19:00 GMT+13 (10 h ago)
Covers until
Mon 09 Nov, 19:00 GMT+13
Grid point used
44.50° S, 170.75° E — 9.9 km from Kowhatu, model terrain height 686 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.