Ruralco > Products & Services

Mid Canterbury Weather

Last Modified 06-Nov-2009 12:26

Last Modified 22/1/25 10:01 AM

2 day forecast

Wednesday	Risk of Rain (%)	Likely amount (mm)	Winds	Thursday	Risk of Rain (%)	Likely amount (mm)	Winds
Morning	10%		Fresh NE	Morning	10%		Light N
Afternoon	10%		Strong NE	Afternoon	10%		Moderate N
Evening	10%		Fresh NE	Evening	90%	3-5	Fresh SW
Night	10%		Light E	Night	50%	1-3	Light S
	Max	Min			Max	Min
Fine	18	14		Showers	23	14

Mostly fine and sunny today with scattered high cloud. Moderate to fresh breezy northeasterly winds. Mild inland.

Warmer on Thursday with sunshine at first, then high cloud increasing later; light northerly quarter winds. Colder southwesterlies freshening during the evening with a period of showers.

12 day forecast

	Risk of Rain	Amount (mm)	E.T.	Temp	Airflow	Weather Watch
Thursday	90%	3-5	Moderate	Warm/cool	Moderate N/S
Friday	10%		Low	Cool	Light N
Saturday	50%	5-10	Low	Cool	Light E
Sunday	40%	1-3	Low	Average	Light SE
Monday	90%	5-10		Cool	Moderate SW
Tuesday	10%		Moderate	Warmer	Increasing N
Wednesday to Fri	90%	5-10	Low	Cool	Light SE
Saturday to Mon	60%	10-20	Low	Average	Variable
Predicted rainfall	By Wednesday 17mm (3 - 36mm), by the following Wednesday 29mm (5 - 77mm)

Cooler on Friday with mostly cloudy skies and moderate northeasterlies developing.

Thick high cloud on Saturday. Rain developing during the morning north of about Christchurch, mostly dry further south. Light northeasterly winds, cool.

Sunny periods early Sunday but cloud increasing during the morning. Mostly cloudy during the afternoon with a few light showers inland. Light variable winds.

Cold southwesterlies freshening early Monday with a period of rain, easing to showers, and showers clearing during the afternoon. Remaining cloudy.

Warmer on Tuesday with sunshine and northeasterlies at first, then northwesterly winds freshening and high cloud increasing later in the day.

Cloudy with showers next Wednesday; cool with breezy southwest winds.

Fine next Thursday and Friday with low cloud morning and night, sunny periods by day; moderate northeasterlies, cool temperatures.

Irrigation Data

Search the evapotranspiration levels for your farming area through The National Climate Database.

Soil and Grass Temperatures

Search the soil and grass temperatures for your farming area through The National Climate Database.

Rainfall Charts

Keep track of your farms rainfall with a Ruralco Rainfall Chart.