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2 day forecast
Thursday
Risk of
Rain (%)
Likely
amount (mm)
Winds
Friday
Morning
10%
Light NE
Afternoon
Moderate NW
Evening
Light winds
Night
Max
Min
Fine
18
5
24
12
Mostly fine and sunny Thursday with light to moderate northeasterly winds. Cold at night, mild day time temperatures for the time of year. Some patches of low cloud, mist, and fog early Good Friday, clearing. Mostly fine and sunny for the rest of the day. Warmer, with winds tending northwesterly later on.
12 day forecast
Risk of Rain
Amount (mm)
E.T.
Temp
Airflow
Weather Watch
Low
Milder
None
Moderate
Warm
Moderate N
Saturday
90%
10-20
Colder
Light S
Sunday
80%
1-3
Cold
Light SE
Monday
5-10
Cool
Tuesday
70%
Average
Wednesday to Fri
Average humid
Saturday to Mon
Moderate SE
Predicted rainfall
By Wednesday 21mm (2-63mm), by the following Wednesday 29mm (4-120mm)
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 by late afternoon. Winds tending cooler moderate southerly.
Overcast Easter Sunday with rain in the morning then clearing to a dry afternoon. Rather cold with easterly winds developing.
Heavy low cloud but mostly dry for much of Easter Monday, then rain spreading southwards during the evening. Cool and humid, with moderate northeasterly winds.
Overcast on Tuesday with rain at first easing to drizzle patches and becoming dry during the afternoon. Light easterly winds. Humid.
Mostly fine next Wednesday to Saturday with some low cloud morning and night, breaking with sunny periods by day. Rather mild and humid with moderate northeasterly winds.
Evapotranspiration next 10 days - mm/day
Generated: 2026-04-01 10:20 NZDT
Location
Wed 01 Apr
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
Mean
Total
Culverden
2.30
2.72
2.77
2.02
0.77
0.58
1.14
1.32
1.69
1.96
1.73
17.27
Rangiora
2.14
2.35
2.71
0.74
0.76
1.15
1.53
1.87
1.86
1.68
16.84
Darfield
2.26
2.55
3.46
1.35
0.79
0.78
0.71
1.52
1.85
1.74
1.70
17.01
Ashburton
2.69
3.34
0.93
0.65
1.19
1.55
1.94
1.72
17.17
Methven
2.23
2.68
2.84
0.64
0.67
0.96
0.80
1.77
2.09
2.08
16.76
Hinds
2.33
2.90
1.02
1.37
0.82
1.65
1.76
1.91
17.23
Temuka
2.32
2.43
3.16
1.25
0.89
1.47
1.60
1.30
1.99
1.71
17.15
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