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Mid Canterbury Weather

Last Modified 06-Nov-2009 12:26

Last Modified 18/6/25 17:54 PM

2 day forecast

Thursday	Risk of Rain (%)	Likely amount (mm)	Winds	Friday	Risk of Rain (%)	Likely amount (mm)	Winds
Morning	20%	1-3	Fresh N	Morning	10%		Fresh N
Afternoon	10%		Moderate N	Afternoon	10%		Moderate N
Evening	10%		Moderate N	Evening	10%		Light SW
Night	10%		Fresh N	Night	80%	1-3	Moderate SW
	Max	Min			Max	Min
Fine	17	10		Some cloud	16	7

Fine on Thursday with high cloud; breezy northerly winds, milder temperatures.

Fine with sunny periods and high cloud on Friday and decreasing northerly winds. Some showers developing Friday night with cooler southwesterlies.

12 day forecast

	Risk of Rain	Amount (mm)	E.T.	Temp	Airflow	Weather Watch
Thursday	10%			Milder	Moderate N
Friday	90%	1-3		Mild/cold	Increasing SW
Saturday	50%	1-3		Cold	Decreasing SW
Sunday	10%			Cool	None
Monday	10%			Cool	Light SW
Tuesday	10%			Milder	Increasing NW
Wednesday to Fri	90%	10-20		Mild/cold	Strong NW/SW	Risk of gales, snow on the hills
Saturday to Mon	30%	1-3		Cold	Decreasing SW
Predicted rainfall	By Wednesday 1mm (0-9mm), by the following Wednesday 16mm (3- 77mm)

Clouds breaking on Saturday and some sunny periods developing. Some light showers during the morning, but dry from afternoon. Moderate cold southwesterly winds slowly decreasing and dying out. Frosty Saturday night.

Sunny and cool on Sunday with light winds. Cloud increasing Sunday night.

A period of southwesterlies and cloudy skies at first on Monday, but clearing and becoming fine and sunny later in the day. Frosty Monday night.
Milder on Tuesday with northwesterly winds freshening and high cloud increasing.

Strong gusty northwesterlies next Wednesday with thick high cloud. Some rain at night.

Rain next Thursday with strong to near gale northwesterlies at first, but colder southwesterlies developing later with rain easing to showers. Snow flurries to 500m at night. Cloudy next Friday with sleety showers and cold southwesterlies decreasing. Snow on the hills.

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