Weather in Hillsborough

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:59 am (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 66 °F

Feels like: 59 °F
Low / high: 55 / 66 °F
Rain: 97% · 0.12 in
Wind: 20 mph W

↘ 29.78 inHg · falling UV 7 · high

Today in Hillsborough: light drizzle, 55 °F to 66 °F, with a 97% chance of rain (0.12 in) and a fresh breeze from the west (20 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 55 °F to 64 °F and a 77% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 66 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Auckland (NZAA), 6.6 mi away · 36 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature68 °F

Wind18 mph from the west

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 55°
Today
64° 55°
Fri 30
61° 55°
Sat 31
62° 47°
Sun 1
65° 60°
Mon 2
64° 60°
Tue 3
65° 62°
Wed 4
67° 62°
Thu 5
70° 64°
Fri 6
69° 63°
Sat 7
70° 63°
Sun 8
67° 59°
Mon 9
65° 58°
Tue 10
67° 59°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	55 / 66 °F	97% · 0.12 in	21 mph W	1.9 ft	1:08 am · 1:34 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	55 / 64 °F	77% · 0.02 in	25 mph WSW	2.2 ft	1:55 am · 2:21 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	55 / 61 °F	0%	15 mph SSW	1.5 ft	2:45 am · 3:12 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	47 / 62 °F	2%	16 mph NNE	1.7 ft	3:42 am · 4:12 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	60 / 65 °F	21% · 0.02 in	17 mph NNE	2.5 ft	4:49 am · 5:21 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	60 / 64 °F	32% · 0.01 in	12 mph NNE	1.7 ft	6:01 am · 6:32 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	62 / 65 °F	49%	14 mph NE	3.2 ft	7:10 am · 7:36 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	62 / 67 °F	54% · 0.43 in	16 mph NNE	3.4 ft	8:12 am · 8:35 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	64 / 70 °F	49%	8 mph NW	1.0 ft	9:08 am · 9:28 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy drizzle	63 / 69 °F	35% · 0.30 in	19 mph N	0.9 ft	9:58 am · 10:15 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	63 / 70 °F	36% · 0.22 in	20 mph NW	0.9 ft	10:43 am · 10:58 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	59 / 67 °F	38%	12 mph SSW	0.9 ft	11:24 am · 11:37 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	58 / 65 °F	49% · 0.11 in	17 mph ENE	0.7 ft	12:01 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	59 / 67 °F	43% · 0.13 in	10 mph SSE	0.9 ft	12:13 am · 12:36 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	56°	55°	55°	61°	66°	65°	61°	59°
Chance of rain	33%	25%	29%	60%	68%	86%	97%	78%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	12 WNW	11 W	9 WNW	16 W	20 W	22 W	19 W	15 W
Humidity	84%	84%	87%	69%	57%	59%	74%	83%
UV	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	66°	64°	61°	62°	65°	64°	65°
AIFS	65°	63°	61°	65°	66°	67°	65°
GFS	67°	65°	63°	68°	68°	71°	67°
ICON	66°	65°	63°	67°	70°	71°	70°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.12 in	0.02 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0.13 in	0.07 in	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.33 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.02 in	0	0	0.04 in	0	0
ICON	0.03 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	2134	2542	1527	1627	1728	1225	1428
AIFS	22	26	22	10	13	12	15
GFS	1628	1839	1538	1422	1323	1221	1323
ICON	1838	2350	1839	922	1225	1430	1430
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	97%	77%	0%	2%	21%	32%	49%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	87%	81%	6%	11%	23%	32%	48%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +23%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +21%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	68° / 57°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	68° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	69° / 58°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal
December	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal
January	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal
February	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal
March	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Hillsborough climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Hillsborough is from December to March: highs of 74 °F to 76 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Hillsborough: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), June, in January 2014.

76° 60°

JanJ
76° 60°

FebF
74° 58°

MarM
69° 54°

AprA
64° 50°

MayM
60° 46°

JunJ
58° 45°

JulJ
60° 46°

AugA
63° 48°

SepS
65° 51°

OctO
69° 54°

NovN
74° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	76°	60°	3.62 in	6	8.4	68°	5.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	76°	60°	3.31 in	6	7.1	69°	4.5 ft
MarchMar	74°	58°	3.26 in	6	6.5	68°	4.9 ft
AprilApr	69°	54°	3.96 in	8	5.6	66°	5.7 ft
MayMay	64°	50°	5.37 in	10	4.4	63°	6.5 ft
JuneJun	60°	46°	5.03 in	11	3.9	60°	6.4 ft
JulyJul	58°	45°	5.65 in	12	4.4	58°	6.7 ft
AugustAug	60°	46°	5.30 in	12	5.0	57°	6.2 ft
SeptemberSep	63°	48°	4.31 in	10	5.6	57°	6.6 ft
OctoberOct	65°	51°	3.40 in	9	6.4	59°	6.4 ft
NovemberNov	69°	54°	3.46 in	7	7.1	62°	5.6 ft
DecemberDec	74°	58°	4.60 in	7	7.5	65°	4.8 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	68°	5.1 ft
Feb	69°	4.5 ft
Mar	68°	4.9 ft
Apr	66°	5.7 ft
May	63°	6.5 ft
Jun	60°	6.4 ft
Jul	58°	6.7 ft
Aug	57°	6.2 ft
Sep	57°	6.6 ft
Oct	59°	6.4 ft
Nov	62°	5.6 ft
Dec	65°	4.8 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 51.27 in of rain on about 102 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now66 °Ffeels like 59 °F

Tomorrow55 / 64 °F

It's 66 °F now (feels like 59 °F). Today, 55 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 64 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 97% 0.12 in
Fri 30 77% 0.02 in
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 21% 0.02 in
Tue 3 32% 0.01 in
Wed 4 49%

Today the chance of rain reaches 97%, with 0.12 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 77% and 0.02 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.08 in; last 3 days, 0.24 in; last 7 days, 0.26 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity57%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 57% now and the dew point is 50 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds98%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now7

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.20 30.22

Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.44 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 27

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	53 / 65 °F	0.04 in	15 mph W
Tue 27	Drizzle	56 / 66 °F	0.17 in	22 mph WNW
Mon 26	Overcast	53 / 68 °F	0	16 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	57 / 64 °F	0.01 in	10 mph WSW
Sat 24	Overcast	51 / 65 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	55 / 65 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Thu 22	Overcast	54 / 66 °F	0	13 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	55 / 65 °F	0	13 mph SW
Tue 20	Overcast	53 / 64 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	53 / 64 °F	0	11 mph SW
Sun 18	Clear sky	50 / 63 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Sat 17	Mainly clear	45 / 59 °F	0	12 mph S
Fri 16	Drizzle	51 / 58 °F	0.16 in	14 mph S
Thu 15	Heavy drizzle	54 / 63 °F	0.23 in	20 mph NW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	58 / 66 °F	0.07 in	10 mph NNW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	59 / 67 °F	0.06 in	15 mph WNW
Mon 12	Drizzle	60 / 66 °F	0.23 in	12 mph W
Sun 11	Drizzle	59 / 65 °F	0.23 in	12 mph NW
Sat 10	Drizzle	58 / 63 °F	0.07 in	13 mph NNE
Fri 9	Overcast	56 / 63 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Thu 8	Overcast	54 / 67 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Wed 7	Overcast	48 / 63 °F	0	13 mph SW
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	54 / 60 °F	0	12 mph E
Mon 5	Light drizzle	51 / 59 °F	0.01 in	13 mph E
Sun 4	Heavy drizzle	52 / 58 °F	0.29 in	18 mph ESE
Sat 3	Heavy drizzle	54 / 61 °F	0.04 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Overcast	53 / 60 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	47 / 61 °F	0.04 in	9 mph WSW
Wed 30	Drizzle	50 / 58 °F	0.11 in	7 mph WSW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	52 / 60 °F	0.07 in	16 mph WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in HillsboroughQuestions

What's the weather like today in Hillsborough?

Light drizzle, from 55 °F to 66 °F, with a fresh breeze from the west (20 mph) and a 97% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Hillsborough?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 77% (0.02 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 47 °F and a high of 66 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 7 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.78 inHg and falling: −0.14 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Hillsborough?

The best time to visit Hillsborough is from December to March: highs of 74 °F to 76 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Hillsborough in October?

In October, Hillsborough normally sees highs of 65 °F and lows of 51 °F, with about 9 rainy days (3.40 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Hillsborough?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 76 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 45 °F. The wettest is July (5.65 in) and the driest, March.

More about Hillsborough today

Weather near Hillsborough

Kingsland 66 °F · light drizzle · 3.4 mi

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:59 am (local time).

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