Waihao Downs

Canterbury, New Zealand · 140 m · Mon 26 Oct, 00:55 GMT+13GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
14°
ClearFeels like 14°
Sun 22:00· nowor click any hour below

Clear this evening, dry. Cloudy and mild tonight, 12°.

Right now

model value for 22:00, not a measurement
Wind3 m/s W
Gusts3 m/s
Humidity70 %
Pressure1012 hPa ↘
Cloud cover0 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 17° below the horizon · sunrise 06:27 · sunset 20:14
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UmbrellaNoDry for the next 24 hours
Kite windowTue 06:00 – 10:00Wind 5–6 m/s, gusts under 11; not today: too gusty
Longest dry spell36 h from nowDry tonight and all of Monday, until Tue 10:00
TonightLow 12° at 02:00Cloudy, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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Sun 22:00 · Clear14°, feels like 14°
Wind 3 m/s from W, gusts 3 · dryClouds 0 % · humidity 70 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 22:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 21.7°21 Dec · 68.6°↑ 06:27↓ 20:1422:00 · −17.3°000306091215182124
Sunrise06:27
Sunset20:14
Daylight13 h 48 min3 min longer than Saturday
Highest57.2°at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:56 · 20:45

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 00:55Moonrise 20:33Moonset 05:51
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 07:00 – 08:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 11
AvoidMon 12:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 15 m/s
At Sun 22:00PoorDark

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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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° / 12°Overcast
RainDryStrongest gust21 m/sSunrise · sunset06:25 · 20:15Moon 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
9°17°25°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
—Waimate13 km—Glenavy19 km—Duntroon19 km—Windsor24 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 8.6 km away, model height 176 m (real 140 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
44.75° S, 171.00° E — 8.6 km from Waihao Downs, model terrain height 176 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.

Waihao Downs

Canterbury · 140 m · Mon 26 Oct, 00:55 GMT+13
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
14°
ClearFeels like 14°
Sun 22:00· now

Clear this evening, dry. Cloudy and mild tonight, 12°.

Wind3 WGusts3 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
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UmbrellaNodry
Kite windowTue 06–10not today: too gusty
Dry spell36 h from nowuntil Tue 10:00
TonightLow 12° at 02:00cloudy, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 11° to 25° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sun 22:00 · Clear14°, feels like 14°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind3 m/s WGusts3 m/sHumidity70 %Pressure1012 hPa ↘Clouds0 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 22:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 22:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 21.7°21 Dec 68.6°↑06:27↓20:1422:00 · −17.3°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset06:27 · 20:14
Daylight13 h 48 min
Highest57.2° at 13:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:56 · 20:45

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
now041016
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeMon 07:00 – 08:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 11
AvoidMon 12:00 – 17:00Storm gusts, 15 m/s
At Sun 22:00PoorDark

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 00:55Rise 20:33 · set 05:51
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 · TodayOvercast
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RainDryGusts21Sun ↑ ↓06:25 20:15Moon100 %
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
9°17°25°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
—Waimate13 km—Glenavy19 km—Duntroon19 km—Windsor24 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
44.75° S, 171.00° E — 8.6 km from Waihao Downs, model terrain height 176 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.