Waitarere

Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand · 9 m · Tue 27 Oct, 06:03 GMT+13GFS run 06 UTC · 11 h old

15°

OvercastFeels like 15°Today 8° – 16°

Tue 06:00· nowor click any hour below

Clearing this morning; rain with storm gusts until 13:00 (about 3.9 mm). Clear and cool tonight, 8°. Tomorrow showery, about as warm, up to 15°.

Right now

model value for 06:00, not a measurement

Wind9 m/s NW

Gusts20 m/s

Humidity76 %

Pressure1002 hPa →

Cloud cover94 %

Visibility24 km

UV index (CAMS)0 · Low

Air (US AQI, CAMS)25 · Good

Sun 3° below the horizon · sunrise 06:14 · sunset 19:52

ModerateStrong wind gusts · Mon 19:00 – 10:00 · Gusts up to 98 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not official+3 more Details ›

UmbrellaYes, nowRain until 13:00, 3.9 mm in all

Kite windowWed 06:00 – 09:00Wind 6–8 m/s, gusts under 11

Longest dry spell24 h from Sun 13:00Dry until Mon 13:00

TonightLow 8° at 00:00Clear, breezy; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 06 UTC

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TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %

Tue 06:00 · Overcast15°, feels like 15°

Wind 9 m/s from NW, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm of rainClouds 94 % · humidity 76 %

Kite flying: AvoidStorm gusts, 20 m/s

Sun height

Tue 27 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV 0 Low at 06:00 · CAMS model

Tue 27 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour

Sunrise06:14

Sunset19:52

Daylight13 h 38 min2 min longer than Monday

Highest62.2°at 13:00

Civil dawn · dusk05:45 · 20:21

Moon

from the coordinates

100 %Waning gibbouslit now, Tue 06:03Moonrise 21:22Moonset 06:13

Next phases

Last quarterMon 2 Novin 6 days

New moonMon 9 Novin 13 days

First quarterWed 18 Novin 22 days

Full moonWed 25 Novin 29 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.

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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidAir quality is Good all the next 24 h, so it changes nothing today

Best timeTue 14:00 – 16:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s

AvoidTue 06:00 – 14:00Storm gusts, 20 m/s

At Tue 06:00AvoidStorm gusts, 20 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

GoodMain pollutant O₃Model value, not a station. 24-hour PM and 8-hour ozone averages.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Unhealthy 101–300Hazardous 301+

PM2.53 µg/m³23

PM104 µg/m³6

O₃55 µg/m³25

NO₂0 µg/m³0

Next 24 h · Good all the next 24 h

15 days

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15-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Fri 30 Oct – Tue 10 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Tuesday 27 Oct

Today

16° / 8°Light rain

Rain4.1 mmStrongest gust21 m/sSunrise · sunset06:14 · 19:52Moon at noon99 % · waning gibbous

Models agreeSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C

GFSICON (no run here)ECMWFspread

Within 1° of each other on all 3 days compared.

Places nearby

now · within 25 km

12°Levin11 km 12°Otaki24 km 15°Foxton11 km 15°Foxton Beach10 km

About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Mon 06 UTC · grid point 7.0 km away, model height 26 m (real 9 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation

Model: NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run: Mon 26 Oct, 19:00 GMT+13 (11 h ago)
Covers until: Tue 10 Nov, 19:00 GMT+13
Grid point used: 40.50° S, 175.25° E — 7.0 km from Waitarere, model terrain height 26 m
Air quality and UV: CAMS global air quality forecast (0.4°), nearest step
Compared with: ECMWF IFS (0.25°)
Method: Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Waitarere

Manawatu-Wanganui · 9 m · Tue 27 Oct, 06:03 GMT+13

GFS run 06 UTC · 11 h old

15°

OvercastFeels like 15°Today 8° – 16°

Tue 06:00· now

Clearing this morning; rain with storm gusts until 13:00 (about 3.9 mm). Clear and cool tonight, 8°. Tomorrow showery, about as warm, up to 15°.

Wind9 NWGusts20 m/sRain0.1 mmAir (AQI)25 Good

ModerateStrong wind gustsMon 19:00 – 10:00 · Gusts up to 98 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›

UmbrellaYes, nowuntil 13:00, 3.9 mm

Kite windowWed 06–09wind 8 m/s

Dry spell24 h from Sun 13:00until Mon 13:00

TonightLow 8° at 00:00clear, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 7° to 17° · hourly GFS steps

Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.

Tue 06:00 · Overcast15°, feels like 15°

Kite flying: AvoidStorm gusts, 20 m/s

Wind9 m/s NWGusts20 m/sHumidity76 %Pressure1002 hPa →Clouds94 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)0 LowUS AQI25 Good

model value for 06:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Tue 27 Oct

UV 0 Low at 06:00 · CAMS model

Tue 27 Oct21 June21 December

Sunrise · sunset06:14 · 19:52

Daylight13 h 38 min

Highest62.2° at 13:00

Civil dawn · dusk05:45 · 20:21

Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast

How we rate ›

You are hereKite flying, hour by hour

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Best timeTue 14:00 – 16:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s

AvoidTue 06:00 – 14:00Storm gusts, 20 m/s

At Tue 06:00AvoidStorm gusts, 20 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

GoodMain pollutant O₃Model value, not a station. 24-hour PM and 8-hour ozone averages.

Good
0–50Moderate
51–100Unhealthy
101–300Hazardous
301+

PM2.53 µg/m³23

PM104 µg/m³6

O₃55 µg/m³25

NO₂0 µg/m³0

Next 24 h · Good all the next 24 h · tap a bar

Moon

from the coordinates

100 %Waning gibbouslit now, Tue 06:03Rise 21:22 · set 06:13

Next phases

Last quarterMon 2 Novin 6 days

New moonMon 9 Novin 13 days

First quarterWed 18 Novin 22 days

Full moonWed 25 Novin 29 days

15 days

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October – November 2026dashed: GFS only · – no forecast yet

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Tuesday 27 Oct · TodayLight rain

16° 8°

Rain4.1 mmGusts21Sun ↑ ↓06:14 19:52Moon99 %

Models agreeIts hours ›

15-day outlook

by each day’s icon

Tap a tile to light up those days above. Fri 30 Oct – Tue 10 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high

GFSICONECMWFspread

Within 1° of each other on all 3 days compared.

Places nearby

now · within 25 km

12°Levin11 km 12°Otaki24 km 15°Foxton11 km 15°Foxton Beach10 km

About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Mon 06 UTC · model forecast, not an observation

Model: NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run: Mon 26 Oct, 19:00 GMT+13 (11 h ago)
Covers until: Tue 10 Nov, 19:00 GMT+13
Grid point used: 40.50° S, 175.25° E — 7.0 km from Waitarere, model terrain height 26 m
Air quality and UV: CAMS global air quality forecast (0.4°), nearest step
Compared with: ECMWF IFS (0.25°)
Method: Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.