Waituna

Southland, New Zealand · 38 m · Mon 26 Oct, 05:38 GMT+13GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
15°
Light rainFeels like 15°
Sun 09:00· nowor click any hour below

Cloudy this morning; rain until 17:00 (about 4.2 mm). Cloudy and warm tonight, 18°.

Right now

model value for 09:00, not a measurement
Wind2 m/s WNW
Gusts8 m/s
Humidity68 %
Pressure1015 hPa ↗
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility21 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 24° above the horizon · sunrise 06:33 · sunset 20:26
SevereStorm-force gusts · Sun 19:00 – 19:00 · Gusts up to 112 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not official+1 moreDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, nowRain until 17:00, 4.2 mm in all
Kite windowNot in 2 daysNo steady wind without rain or storms; today rain
Longest dry spell24 h from 18:00Dry until Mon 18:00
TonightLow 18° at 23:00Cloudy, breezy; no frost

Next 24 hours

Click any hour: the sky, the panel, the sun chart and the planner follow it
hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Sun 09:00 · Light rain15°, feels like 15°
Wind 2 m/s from WNW, gusts 8 · 0.2 mm of rainClouds 100 % · humidity 68 %
Kite flying: AvoidRain

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 09:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 20.1°21 Dec · 67.0°↑ 06:33↓ 20:2609:00 · 24.2°000306091215182124
Sunrise06:33
Sunset20:26
Daylight13 h 54 min4 min longer than Saturday
Highest55.6°at 13:30
Civil dawn · dusk06:01 · 20:59

Moon

from the coordinates
100 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Mon 05:38Moonrise 20:48Moonset 05:57
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
now12151821000306
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Too little wind
AvoidSun 09:00 – 18:00Rain
At Sun 09:00AvoidRain

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
23° / 11°Rain
Rain5.7 mmStrongest gust22 m/sSunrise · sunset06:31 · 20:28Moon 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
6°16°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
18°Invercargill22 km18°Waikiwi23 km19°Awarua Plains21 km18°Edendale16 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 13 km away, model height 36 m (real 38 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
46.50° S, 168.75° E — 13 km from Waituna, model terrain height 36 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.

Waituna

Southland · 38 m · Mon 26 Oct, 05:38 GMT+13
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
15°
Light rainFeels like 15°
Sun 09:00· now

Cloudy this morning; rain until 17:00 (about 4.2 mm). Cloudy and warm tonight, 18°.

Wind2 WNWGusts8 m/sRain0.2 mmAir (AQI)—
SevereStorm-force gustsSun 19:00 – 19:00 · Gusts up to 112 km/hModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›
UmbrellaYes, nowuntil 17:00, 4.2 mm
Kite windowNot in 2 daysrain
Dry spell24 h from 18:00until Mon 18:00
TonightLow 18° at 23:00cloudy, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 11° to 21° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sun 09:00 · Light rain15°, feels like 15°
Kite flying: AvoidRain
Wind2 m/s WNWGusts8 m/sHumidity68 %Pressure1015 hPa ↗Clouds100 %Visibility21 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 09:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 09:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 20.1°21 Dec 67.0°↑06:33↓20:2609:00 · 24.2°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset06:33 · 20:26
Daylight13 h 54 min
Highest55.6° at 13:30
Civil dawn · dusk06:01 · 20:59

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
now152103
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Too little wind
AvoidSun 09:00 – 18:00Rain
At Sun 09:00AvoidRain

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 05:38Rise 20:48 · set 05:57
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 · TodayRain
23° 11°
Rain5.7 mmGusts22Sun ↑ ↓06:31 20:28Moon100 %
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
6°16°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
18°Invercargill22 km18°Waikiwi23 km19°Awarua Plains21 km18°Edendale16 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
46.50° S, 168.75° E — 13 km from Waituna, model terrain height 36 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.