Weather in Ngāruawāhia

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:30 pm (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 56 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 53 / 63 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.11 in
Wind: 11 mph WSW

↗ 29.68 inHg · rising UV 6 · high

Today in Ngāruawāhia: light drizzle, 53 °F to 63 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.11 in) and a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (11 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 51 °F to 60 °F and a 99% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 69 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

63° 53°
Today
60° 51°
Fri 30
60° 48°
Sat 31
64° 43°
Sun 1
68° 53°
Mon 2
69° 53°
Tue 3
69° 55°
Wed 4
69° 58°
Thu 5
69° 58°
Fri 6
66° 54°
Sat 7
65° 48°
Sun 8
60° 51°
Mon 9
64° 45°
Tue 10
58° 49°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	53 / 63 °F	100% · 0.11 in	21 mph W	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	51 / 60 °F	99% · 0.08 in	22 mph WSW	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	48 / 60 °F	2%	16 mph SW	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	43 / 64 °F	2%	10 mph N	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	53 / 68 °F	9%	11 mph N	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	53 / 69 °F	48% · 0.06 in	10 mph NNE	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	55 / 69 °F	38% · 0.18 in	9 mph NE	ECMWF
Thu 5	Heavy drizzle	58 / 69 °F	59% · 0.31 in	12 mph NE	ECMWF
Fri 6	Heavy drizzle	58 / 69 °F	74% · 0.47 in	14 mph NW	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	54 / 66 °F	55%	9 mph W	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	48 / 65 °F	44%	7 mph NW	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	51 / 60 °F	42% · 0.12 in	9 mph WNW	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	45 / 64 °F	47%	10 mph SW	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light rain	49 / 58 °F	46% · 0.65 in	13 mph WSW	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	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	54°	53°	53°	59°	63°	63°	59°	57°
Chance of rain	5%	0%	0%	37%	70%	92%	100%	74%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	11 W	9 W	6 WNW	14 WNW	20 W	21 WNW	19 W	12 W
Humidity	71%	74%	79%	71%	62%	65%	80%	83%
UV	0	0	0	2	6	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	63°	60°	60°	64°	68°	69°	69°
AIFS	63°	63°	63°	67°	67°	71°	66°
GFS	67°	64°	64°	70°	68°	70°	73°
ICON	65°	61°	63°	67°	69°	72°	73°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.11 in	0.08 in	0	0	0	0.06 in	0.18 in
AIFS	0.10 in	0.13 in	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.32 in
GFS	0.03 in	0.06 in	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
ICON	0.05 in	0.03 in	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	2140	2244	1630	1021	1125	1019	921
AIFS	21	24	18	9	10	8	13
GFS	1632	1740	1536	912	715	511	716
ICON	1944	2253	1740	921	1124	920	817
Confidence	high	medium	high	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)	100%	99%	2%	2%	9%	48%	38%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	94%	71%	0%	10%	16%	34%	44%

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 +4.0 °F	A bit above +30%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +25%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	64° / 53°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	65° / 54°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	66° / 54°

Coming months

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

Ngāruawāhia climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Ngāruawāhia is from January to March: highs of 73 °F to 76 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

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

75° 56°

JanJ
76° 57°

FebF
73° 54°

MarM
68° 49°

AprA
63° 46°

MayM
58° 42°

JunJ
57° 41°

JulJ
58° 42°

AugA
61° 45°

SepS
64° 48°

OctO
67° 51°

NovN
72° 55°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	75°	56°	3.22 in	7	8.6	68°	6.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	76°	57°	3.39 in	6	7.4	69°	5.3 ft
MarchMar	73°	54°	3.26 in	7	6.8	68°	5.7 ft
AprilApr	68°	49°	3.93 in	9	5.6	65°	6.8 ft
MayMay	63°	46°	5.59 in	11	4.3	63°	7.7 ft
JuneJun	58°	42°	5.44 in	12	3.8	59°	7.6 ft
JulyJul	57°	41°	5.41 in	12	4.3	57°	7.9 ft
AugustAug	58°	42°	5.06 in	12	5.0	56°	7.4 ft
SeptemberSep	61°	45°	4.05 in	11	5.5	57°	7.8 ft
OctoberOct	64°	48°	4.27 in	10	6.5	59°	7.6 ft
NovemberNov	67°	51°	4.06 in	8	7.3	62°	6.6 ft
DecemberDec	72°	55°	4.81 in	9	7.6	65°	5.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	68°	6.0 ft
Feb	69°	5.3 ft
Mar	68°	5.7 ft
Apr	65°	6.8 ft
May	63°	7.7 ft
Jun	59°	7.6 ft
Jul	57°	7.9 ft
Aug	56°	7.4 ft
Sep	57°	7.8 ft
Oct	59°	7.6 ft
Nov	62°	6.6 ft
Dec	65°	5.6 ft

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

A normal year brings 52.50 in of rain on about 112 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

Now56 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow51 / 60 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 53 °F to 63 °F; tomorrow, 51 °F to 60 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.11 in
Fri 30 99% 0.08 in
Sat 31 2%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 9%
Tue 3 48% 0.06 in
Wed 4 38% 0.18 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.11 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 99% and 0.08 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.10 in; last 3 days, 0.31 in; last 7 days, 0.33 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity82%

Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 82% now and the dew point is 51 °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

Clouds95%

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

Now0

Today's peak6high

Fri 30: 7 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 5

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

30.00 30.33

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.67 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 22

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	Overcast	48 / 62 °F	0	15 mph W
Tue 27	Light rain	52 / 65 °F	0.21 in	17 mph WNW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	49 / 65 °F	0.01 in	13 mph WNW
Sun 25	Overcast	51 / 63 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Sat 24	Overcast	45 / 67 °F	0	10 mph W
Fri 23	Overcast	44 / 70 °F	0	7 mph W
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	43 / 65 °F	0	12 mph WSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	44 / 64 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Tue 20	Overcast	44 / 64 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Mon 19	Overcast	45 / 64 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	41 / 65 °F	0	8 mph SW
Sat 17	Partly cloudy	39 / 61 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Fri 16	Drizzle	45 / 60 °F	0.17 in	15 mph S
Thu 15	Light rain	50 / 64 °F	0.30 in	21 mph NNW
Wed 14	Drizzle	56 / 67 °F	0.12 in	9 mph NW
Tue 13	Drizzle	58 / 68 °F	0.09 in	15 mph NW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	59 / 71 °F	0.15 in	10 mph W
Sun 11	Drizzle	57 / 66 °F	0.16 in	12 mph WNW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	55 / 69 °F	0.02 in	7 mph NNE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	53 / 69 °F	0.01 in	7 mph ESE
Thu 8	Overcast	44 / 69 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	43 / 65 °F	0	14 mph SW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	40 / 63 °F	0.02 in	6 mph E
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	39 / 61 °F	0	6 mph ESE
Sun 4	Drizzle	46 / 60 °F	0.07 in	14 mph ESE
Sat 3	Drizzle	52 / 60 °F	0.12 in	17 mph SW
Fri 2	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0	15 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	43 / 61 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	41 / 61 °F	0.01 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.06 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 NgāruawāhiaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Ngāruawāhia?

Light drizzle, from 53 °F to 63 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (11 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Ngāruawāhia?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 99% (0.08 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 43 °F and a high of 69 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.68 inHg and rising: −0.12 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Ngāruawāhia?

The best time to visit Ngāruawāhia is from January to March: highs of 73 °F to 76 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Ngāruawāhia in October?

In October, Ngāruawāhia normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 48 °F, with about 10 rainy days (4.27 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 Ngāruawāhia?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 76 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 41 °F. The wettest is May (5.59 in) and the driest, January.

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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 7.7 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 9:30 pm (local time).

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