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Current Conditions

Temperature observed at New Plymouth City (93311), supporting observations from New Plymouth Airport (93309)
14.2°

Feels like 14°

  • 17°
  • 11°
Observations by New Plymouth District Council

3 Day Rain Forecast

Laundry & Pollen

Laundry Drying Time

Wet all day
Next good day: Sunday

Pollen Forecast

Low
Low levels of airborne pollen. Keep indoor humidity low to reduce impact of allergens like dust mites.

Today

27 Jun

17°
11°

Sat

28 Jun

16°
11°

Sun

29 Jun

15°
9°

Mon

30 Jun

16°
5°

Tue

1 Jul

14°
5°

Wed

2 Jul

14°
5°

Thu

3 Jul

16°
9°

Today 27 Jun

sunrise 7:43am

sunset 5:11pm

Showers, some heavy, with possible thunderstorms and hail. Northeasterlies, strong at times.

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Issued: 5:21pm Fri 27 Jun

Information

High: Forecast for the calendar day. Usually occurs in the afternoon.

Low: Forecast between noon on the calendar day and noon the following day. Usually occurs around dawn.

Forecast times: Overnight: Midnight - 6am, Morning: 6am - Noon, Afternoon: Noon - 6pm, Evening: 6pm - Midnight.

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    Severe Weather Update - Friday 27 June

    Saturday's Forecast

    Western North Island on Saturday

    Sun & Moon

    Sun & moon hours

    • Sunrise

      7:43am

    • Sunset

      5:11pm

    • Moonrise

      9:23am

    • Moonset

      6:51pm

    Moon phases

    • First quarter

      3 Jul

    • Full moon

      11 Jul

    • Last quarter

      18 Jul

    • New moon

      25 Jul

    Current Extremes

    Highest

    17.9°

    Gisborne

    Lowest

    3.9°

    Mount Cook

    Windiest

    81km/h

    Opotiki

    Wettest

    16.4mm

    Whakatāne

    Yesterday's Extremes

    Hottest
    Coldest
    Wettest
    Windiest
    RankLocationMax TempPrevUp/down
    1Whanganui City21.4°20+19
    2Kaikōura21.0°48+46
    3Hastings20.8°54+51
    4Ashburton Airport20.3°15+11
    5Palmerston North City20.2°26+21
    51New Plymouth City16.9°46-5

    Rank of the locations with the highest air temperature recorded yesterday. Prev is the previous day's rank for the location. The arrow shows if the current rank is higher or lower than that for the previous day. Max of 5 locations plus current town/city shown.

    Weather News

    A wet and windy run up to the school holidays
    Issued: 12:11pm Thu, 26 Jun
    Severe weather will affect much of the country in the coming days.

    Orange Heavy Rain Warnings have been issued for parts of Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, the Buller District and Taranaki Maunga ending by Friday evening.

    Orange Strong Winds ...

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