Rolleston

Canterbury, New Zealand · 60 m · Mon 26 Oct, 01:22 GMT+13GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
10°
ClearFeels like 10°
Sun 21:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this evening, dry. Clear and cool tonight, 9°.

Right now

model value for 21:00, not a measurement
Wind2 m/s NE
Gusts2 m/s
Humidity83 %
Pressure1014 hPa ↘
Cloud cover10 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 10° below the horizon · sunrise 06:23 · sunset 20:06
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UmbrellaNoDry for the next 24 hours
Kite windowMon 10:00 – 14:00Wind 6–8 m/s, gusts under 11; not today: too calm
Longest dry spell29 h from nowDry tonight and all of Monday, until Tue 02:00
TonightLow 9° at 03:00Clear, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
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Sun 21:00 · Clear10°, feels like 10°
Wind 2 m/s from NE, gusts 2 · dryClouds 10 % · humidity 83 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 21:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 23.0°21 Dec · 69.8°↑ 06:23↓ 20:0621:00 · −9.8°000306091215182124
Sunrise06:23
Sunset20:06
Daylight13 h 43 min3 min longer than Saturday
Highest58.4°at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:53 · 20:37

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 01:22Moonrise 20:24Moonset 05:48
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
now00030609121518
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeMon 10:00 – 14:00Excellent · Steady 6 m/s, gusts 9
AvoidMon 16:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Sun 21:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

12 days

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12-day outlook

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12days
Click a tile to light up those days. Mon 26 Oct – Fri 6 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Monday 26 Oct

Today
24° / 9°Partly cloudy
RainDryStrongest gust20 m/sSunrise · sunset06:21 · 20:07Moon 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
10°18°26°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
—Christchurch21 km—Halswell15 km—Wigram14 km—Spreydon19 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 13 km away, model height 51 m (real 60 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Thu 22 Oct, 07:00 GMT+13 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Fri 06 Nov, 07:00 GMT+13
Grid point used
43.50° S, 172.50° E — 13 km from Rolleston, model terrain height 51 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.

Rolleston

Canterbury · 60 m · Mon 26 Oct, 01:22 GMT+13
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
10°
ClearFeels like 10°
Sun 21:00· now

Clouds thicken this evening, dry. Clear and cool tonight, 9°.

Wind2 NEGusts2 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
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UmbrellaNodry
Kite windowMon 10–14not today: too calm
Dry spell29 h from nowuntil Tue 02:00
TonightLow 9° at 03:00clear, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 7° to 26° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sun 21:00 · Clear10°, feels like 10°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind2 m/s NEGusts2 m/sHumidity83 %Pressure1014 hPa ↘Clouds10 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 21:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 21:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 23.0°21 Dec 69.8°↑06:23↓20:0621:00 · −9.8°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset06:23 · 20:06
Daylight13 h 43 min
Highest58.4° at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:53 · 20:37

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
now030915
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeMon 10:00 – 14:00Excellent · Steady 6 m/s, gusts 9
AvoidMon 16:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 16 m/s
At Sun 21:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 01:22Rise 20:24 · set 05:48
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

12 days

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Monday 26 Oct · TodayPartly cloudy
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RainDryGusts20Sun ↑ ↓06:21 20:07Moon100 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

12-day outlook

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12days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Mon 26 Oct – Fri 6 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
10°18°26°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
—Christchurch21 km—Halswell15 km—Wigram14 km—Spreydon19 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Thu 22 Oct, 07:00 GMT+13 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Fri 06 Nov, 07:00 GMT+13
Grid point used
43.50° S, 172.50° E — 13 km from Rolleston, model terrain height 51 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.