Mid Canterbury Weather

Last Modified 06-Nov-2009 12:26

Last Modified 12/9/25 10:14 AM

2 day forecast

Friday

Risk of

Rain (%)

Likely

amount (mm)

Winds

 

Saturday

Risk of

Rain (%)

Likely

amount (mm)

Winds

Morning

10%

Light NE

Morning

10%

Strong W

Afternoon

10%

Moderate NW

Afternoon

50%

1-3

Strong SW

Evening

10%

Light SW

Evening

10%

Moderate SW

Night

10%

Light SW

Night

10%

Light SW

Max

Min

Max

Min

Fine

19

5

 

Some cloud

18

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fine today with sunny periods and some high cloud. Moderate variable winds may tend northeasterly at first northwest later, southwest during the evening. Fine with high cloud and fresh to strong breezy mild west to northwesterly winds tomorrow. A cool southwesterly change spreading north during the afternoon with a risk of one or two brief showers, and winds possibly strong for a time.

 

12 day forecast

 

 

 

Risk of Rain

Amount (mm)

E.T.

Temp

Airflow

 

Weather Watch

Saturday

50%

1-3

Low

Mild/cool

Strong SW

Sunday

10%

Low

Cool

Light W

Monday

10%

Low

Mild

Light W

Tuesday

70%

1-3

Low

Cold

Decreasing SW

Wednesday

70%

1-3

Low

Mild/cold

Moderate N/SW

Thursday

10%

Low

Average

Light W

Friday to Sun

80%

3-5

Medium

Mild

Strong NW

Strong winds

Monday to Tue

70%

5-10

Low

Colder

Moderate SW

 

Predicted rainfall

By Friday 3mm (0-20mm), by the following Friday 24mm (6-99mm)


Fine on Sunday and Monday with sunny periods and some cloud, mostly high cloud. Light variable winds. Cool Sunday, mild Monday.

A few showers Tuesday morning with cold southwesterlies freshening, but clearing and then dry but cloudy for the rest of the day with southwesterlies dying out.

Thick high cloud Wednesday with fresh breezy northerly winds, then a period of showers late in the day with cold southwesterlies.

Fine and sunny on Thursday with light variable winds.

Fine with high cloud increasing next Friday and milder moderate northerlies.

Fresh gusty northwesterlies next weekend may be strong at times. Mostly fine with thick high cloud, but some rain may spread off the western ranges at times. Mild temperatures.

 

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