Weather in Porangahau

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:05 pm (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 58 °F

Feels like: 47 °F
Low / high: 51 / 65 °F
Rain: 99% · 0.06 in
Wind: 26 mph WNW

→ 29.41 inHg · steady UV 7 · high

Today in Porangahau: light drizzle, 51 °F to 65 °F, with a 99% chance of rain (0.06 in) and a strong breeze from the west-northwest (26 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 47 °F to 59 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 71 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

65° 51°
Today
59° 47°
Fri 30
58° 44°
Sat 31
67° 40°
Sun 1
69° 52°
Mon 2
71° 55°
Tue 3
71° 57°
Wed 4
72° 53°
Thu 5
74° 60°
Fri 6
76° 61°
Sat 7
76° 62°
Sun 8
61° 53°
Mon 9
61° 53°
Tue 10
68° 52°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	51 / 65 °F	99% · 0.06 in	34 mph WNW	4.8 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light rain	47 / 59 °F	100% · 0.32 in	26 mph W	6.7 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	44 / 58 °F	47%	13 mph SW	9.4 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Mainly clear	40 / 67 °F	0%	15 mph WNW	7.3 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	52 / 69 °F	0%	19 mph WNW	3.9 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	55 / 71 °F	45% · 0.07 in	13 mph WNW	2.5 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	57 / 71 °F	49% · 0.19 in	4 mph WNW	2.4 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	53 / 72 °F	45% · 0.14 in	6 mph NW	3.0 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	60 / 74 °F	53% · 0.07 in	16 mph WNW	3.1 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy drizzle	61 / 76 °F	53% · 0.24 in	5 mph NE	2.2 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Heavy drizzle	62 / 76 °F	35% · 0.16 in	16 mph WNW	—	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	53 / 61 °F	53% · 0.09 in	15 mph SSW	—	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	48%	9 mph E	—	ECMWF
Wed 11	Partly cloudy	52 / 68 °F	29%	19 mph W	—	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.

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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Clear
Temperature	54°	53°	52°	57°	64°	63°	58°	53°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	64%	97%	24%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	20 WNW	30 W	29 W	29 WNW	28 WNW	26 WNW	26 WNW	26 W
Humidity	75%	73%	71%	71%	62%	72%	74%	69%
UV	0	0	0	2	6	5	1	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	65°	59°	58°	67°	69°	71°	71°
AIFS	66°	58°	58°	68°	70°	72°	73°
GFS	66°	59°	54°	66°	72°	71°	67°
ICON	67°	63°	57°	72°	74°	76°	74°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.06 in	0.32 in	0	0	0	0.07 in	0.19 in
AIFS	0.09 in	0.19 in	0.05 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0.15 in	0	0	0	0	0.02 in
ICON	0	0.10 in	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	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	3461	2653	1325	1528	1929	1326	416
AIFS	25	21	13	10	13	9	6
GFS	2750	2644	2030	1629	1529	1325	814
ICON	2649	2750	1737	1324	1425	49	1020
Confidence	medium	high	medium	high	high	medium	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)	99%	100%	47%	0%	0%	45%	49%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	52%	100%	94%	0%	0%	32%	29%

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 +4.3 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	64° / 52°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	65° / 53°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	66° / 54°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit below −21%
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −30%
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −21%

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).

Porangahau climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Porangahau is from January to February: highs of 74 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Porangahau: 2 within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), most recently Cook, in April 2017.

74° 56°

JanJ
74° 56°

FebF
71° 53°

MarM
66° 49°

AprA
61° 46°

MayM
57° 43°

JunJ
55° 42°

JulJ
56° 43°

AugA
60° 45°

SepS
63° 47°

OctO
67° 50°

NovN
71° 54°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	74°	56°	2.35 in	7	8.6	63°	5.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	74°	56°	2.32 in	6	7.7	65°	5.4 ft
MarchMar	71°	53°	3.00 in	8	6.4	64°	6.0 ft
AprilApr	66°	49°	3.61 in	8	5.1	62°	6.3 ft
MayMay	61°	46°	3.39 in	10	4.0	60°	6.4 ft
JuneJun	57°	43°	4.90 in	12	3.6	57°	6.9 ft
JulyJul	55°	42°	5.45 in	12	3.6	56°	7.0 ft
AugustAug	56°	43°	3.64 in	11	4.7	55°	6.4 ft
SeptemberSep	60°	45°	2.72 in	10	5.7	55°	6.4 ft
OctoberOct	63°	47°	3.10 in	10	6.2	56°	5.4 ft
NovemberNov	67°	50°	2.28 in	9	7.4	58°	5.2 ft
DecemberDec	71°	54°	3.57 in	9	7.6	61°	5.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	63°	5.3 ft
Feb	65°	5.4 ft
Mar	64°	6.0 ft
Apr	62°	6.3 ft
May	60°	6.4 ft
Jun	57°	6.9 ft
Jul	56°	7.0 ft
Aug	55°	6.4 ft
Sep	55°	6.4 ft
Oct	56°	5.4 ft
Nov	58°	5.2 ft
Dec	61°	5.1 ft

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

A normal year brings 40.34 in of rain on about 112 days and about 2,150 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

Now58 °Ffeels like 47 °F

Tomorrow47 / 59 °F

It's 58 °F now (feels like 47 °F). Today, 51 °F to 65 °F; tomorrow, 47 °F to 59 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 99% 0.06 in
Fri 30 100% 0.32 in
Sat 31 47%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 0%
Tue 3 45% 0.07 in
Wed 4 49% 0.19 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 99%, with 0.06 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.32 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.26 in; last 7 days, 0.26 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity74%

Dew point49 °F

Humidity is 74% now and the dew point is 49 °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

Clouds31%

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

Now1

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 8

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 · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.5030.00 30.24

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.83 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 16

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	Partly cloudy	47 / 64 °F	0	21 mph WNW
Tue 27	Drizzle	50 / 64 °F	0.21 in	17 mph WNW
Mon 26	Overcast	54 / 70 °F	0	26 mph WNW
Sun 25	Overcast	55 / 66 °F	0	29 mph W
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	52 / 68 °F	0	23 mph WNW
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	46 / 67 °F	0	8 mph ESE
Thu 22	Overcast	46 / 70 °F	0	17 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	47 / 68 °F	0	15 mph W
Tue 20	Light drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.01 in	8 mph ESE
Mon 19	Overcast	42 / 71 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 18	Overcast	44 / 59 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Sat 17	Light drizzle	44 / 53 °F	0.10 in	16 mph SSW
Fri 16	Drizzle	45 / 50 °F	0.19 in	22 mph SSW
Thu 15	Drizzle	50 / 65 °F	0.18 in	17 mph W
Wed 14	Overcast	59 / 74 °F	0	20 mph WNW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	52 / 74 °F	0.01 in	16 mph WNW
Mon 12	Overcast	54 / 69 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Sun 11	Rain	55 / 65 °F	0.53 in	10 mph NNW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	56 / 65 °F	0.06 in	12 mph NE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	53 / 59 °F	0.08 in	10 mph E
Thu 8	Light drizzle	47 / 61 °F	0.06 in	9 mph SSE
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	40 / 66 °F	0	6 mph W
Tue 6	Overcast	35 / 65 °F	0	6 mph NW
Mon 5	Clear sky	35 / 59 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sun 4	Overcast	43 / 54 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Sat 3	Light rain	47 / 58 °F	0.44 in	22 mph SW
Fri 2	Overcast	49 / 61 °F	0	28 mph W
Thu 1	Overcast	49 / 62 °F	0	20 mph W
Wed 30	Light drizzle	40 / 58 °F	0.02 in	8 mph NE
Tue 29	Partly cloudy	47 / 63 °F	0	19 mph W

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 PorangahauQuestions

What's the weather like today in Porangahau?

Light drizzle, from 51 °F to 65 °F, with a strong breeze from the west-northwest (26 mph) and a 99% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Porangahau?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.32 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 40 °F and a high of 71 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

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 29.41 inHg and steady: −0.24 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Porangahau?

The best time to visit Porangahau is from January to February: highs of 74 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Porangahau in October?

In October, Porangahau normally sees highs of 63 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 10 rainy days (3.10 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 56 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Porangahau?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 74 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 42 °F. The wettest is July (5.45 in) and the driest, November.

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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 7.1 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 6:05 pm (local time).

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