Last Modified 2/4/26 18:51 PM
2 day forecast
Friday
Risk of
Rain (%)
Likely
amount (mm)
Winds
Saturday
Morning
10%
Light NE
50%
1-3
Afternoon
Moderate NW
90%
3-5
Moderate SW
Evening
5-10
Moderate S
Night
Max
Min
Fine
24
12
Rain
20
10
Mostly fine and sunny on Friday with light to moderate northeasterly winds. Some patches of low cloud, mist, and fog at first. Warmer, with moderate northwesterly winds developing during the afternoon.
Fine and mild at first on Easter Saturday but showers and outbreaks of light rain developing in South Canterbury by the middle of the day and further north during the afternoon, with heavier, more persistent rain developing across the region during the evening. Winds tending cooler moderate southerly.
12 day forecast
Risk of Rain
Amount (mm)
E.T.
Temp
Airflow
Weather Watch
Moderate
Warm
Moderate N
10-20
Colder
Light S
20-30mm possible
Sunday
Cold
Light SE
Monday
Cool
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday to Sat
80%
Average humid
Moderate NE
20-50mm possible
Sunday to Tue
70%
Low
Moderate SE
Predicted rainfall
By Thursday 21mm (2-63mm), by the following Thursday 39mm (4-120mm)
Overcast Easter Sunday with rain in the morning easing to scattered light showers in the afternoon. Rather cold with easterly winds developing.
Heavy low cloud but mostly dry for much of Easter Monday. Cool and humid, with moderate northeasterly winds.
Fine next Tuesday with low cloud morning and night, sunny periods by day, moderate northeasterly winds. Cool.
Cloudy next Wednesday with rain developing during the day and freshening northeasterlies.
Overcast with some rain next Thursday and Friday and fresh northeasterly winds, clearing next Saturday.
Evapotranspiration (mm/day)
Location
Thu 02 Apr
Fri 03 Apr
Sat 04 Apr
Sun 05 Apr
Mon 06 Apr
Tue 07 Apr
Wed 08 Apr
Thu 09 Apr
Fri 10 Apr
Sat 11 Apr
Mean
Culverden
2.75
2.73
2.12
0.49
0.61
1.86
0.99
0.69
0.46
1.01
1.37
Rangiora
2.39
2.80
1.58
0.43
1.85
0.87
0.71
0.50
1.11
1.32
Darfield
2.59
3.39
0.37
0.92
1.94
0.54
0.83
1.30
Ashburton
2.82
3.59
0.80
0.40
1.82
0.53
0.47
0.97
1.31
Methven
2.74
0.62
0.39
1.95
1.29
0.51
1.24
Hinds
2.81
3.08
0.72
0.84
1.90
0.94
0.67
Temuka
2.63
3.50
0.74
0.59
0.90
1.99
0.78
0.75
Rainfall (mm)
Total
0.0
6.4
2.9
0.6
7.8
15.0
1.2
33.9
27.4
2.3
7.6
14.6
3.6
56.7
3.2
25.6
2.8
1.6
9.4
14.8
7.2
64.6
26.0
30.1
2.0
1.0
11.8
9.0
82.7
28.4
35.5
2.4
2.6
25.8
40.2
141.3
20.1
27.6
1.3
2.2
61.0
18.2
22.4
4.5
6.2
3.4
62.5
Cumulative Water Balance (mm)
Final
-2.8
-5.5
-7.6
-1.7
+0.6
-1.3
+5.5
+20.0
+20.2
-2.4
-5.2
-6.8
+21.5
+19.7
+26.9
+41.0
+43.5
-2.6
-6.0
-4.1
+21.1
+23.0
+22.0
+30.8
+45.2
+51.6
-6.4
+18.8
+48.5
+49.7
+47.9
+48.0
+59.3
+67.8
+69.6
-2.7
+22.2
+57.3
+58.8
+56.8
+58.1
+83.5
+123.2
+128.3
-5.9
+13.5
+40.6
+39.1
+38.2
+44.7
+46.4
+48.1
-6.1
+11.3
+33.1
+36.7
+34.8
+34.0
+46.7
+49.4
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