Weather in Port Waikato

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:08 pm (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 63 °F

Feels like: 55 °F
Low / high: 56 / 64 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.17 in
Wind: 21 mph W

↘ 29.70 inHg · falling UV 7 · high

Today in Port Waikato: light drizzle, 56 °F to 64 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.17 in) and a fresh breeze from the west (21 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 55 °F to 62 °F and a 92% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 71 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

64° 56°
Today
62° 55°
Fri 30
60° 51°
Sat 31
64° 46°
Sun 1
66° 57°
Mon 2
69° 57°
Tue 3
71° 55°
Wed 4
69° 61°
Thu 5
72° 63°
Fri 6
71° 63°
Sat 7
69° 62°
Sun 8
66° 58°
Mon 9
71° 56°
Tue 10
67° 56°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	56 / 64 °F	100% · 0.17 in	22 mph W	10 ft	12:29 am · 12:54 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	55 / 62 °F	92% · 0.05 in	25 mph WSW	16 ft	1:19 am · 1:44 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	51 / 60 °F	2%	22 mph SSW	16 ft	2:15 am · 2:41 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	46 / 64 °F	4%	10 mph NNE	11 ft	3:17 am · 3:46 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	57 / 66 °F	16%	15 mph NNE	5.5 ft	4:27 am · 5:00 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	57 / 69 °F	35% · 0.02 in	11 mph NNE	3.8 ft	5:41 am · 6:15 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	55 / 71 °F	21%	14 mph NE	4.8 ft	6:53 am · 7:22 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	61 / 69 °F	45% · 0.17 in	12 mph NNE	4.7 ft	7:58 am · 8:18 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	63 / 72 °F	50% · 0.02 in	13 mph NW	4.3 ft	8:51 am · 9:05 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light rain	63 / 71 °F	55% · 0.80 in	15 mph NNE	4.1 ft	9:37 am · 9:47 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	62 / 69 °F	43% · 0.46 in	15 mph NW	5.2 ft	10:17 am · 10:26 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	58 / 66 °F	41% · 0.03 in	11 mph SSW	6.8 ft	10:54 am · 11:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	56 / 71 °F	52% · 0.19 in	13 mph E	6.9 ft	11:29 am · 11:38 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	56 / 67 °F	50%	12 mph S	5.4 ft	12:03 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	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	57°	56°	56°	60°	63°	64°	60°	58°
Chance of rain	19%	9%	22%	56%	82%	96%	99%	100%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.02 in
Wind (mph)	11 W	12 W	10 W	17 W	22 W	22 W	18 WNW	13 WSW
Humidity	67%	66%	76%	71%	65%	69%	80%	90%
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 wind 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	64°	62°	60°	64°	66°	69°	71°
AIFS	65°	64°	62°	67°	69°	71°	69°
GFS	62°	62°	59°	65°	69°	72°	69°
ICON	63°	62°	61°	66°	68°	72°	73°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.17 in	0.05 in	0	0	0	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0.12 in	0.13 in	0.01 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.23 in
GFS	0.25 in	0.13 in	0.01 in	0	0.00 in	0	0
ICON	0.13 in	0.05 in	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	2240	2547	2239	1016	1530	1128	1425
AIFS	22	26	23	8	12	10	15
GFS	1430	1939	2038	822	922	822	618
ICON	2045	2456	2249	718	1328	1430	1430
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	medium

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%	92%	2%	4%	16%	35%	21%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	97%	90%	10%	6%	24%	26%	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 +4.0 °F	A bit above +22%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit above +22%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	65° / 56°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	66° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	67° / 58°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal
December	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal
January	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal
February	Normal +0.4 °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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Port Waikato climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Port Waikato is from January to March: highs of 71 °F to 73 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

72° 57°

JanJ
73° 58°

FebF
71° 56°

MarM
67° 52°

AprA
63° 48°

MayM
58° 44°

JunJ
57° 43°

JulJ
58° 44°

AugA
60° 46°

SepS
62° 49°

OctO
65° 52°

NovN
69° 55°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	72°	57°	2.98 in	7	8.7	68°	6.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	73°	58°	3.13 in	6	7.4	69°	5.3 ft
MarchMar	71°	56°	3.27 in	7	6.8	68°	5.7 ft
AprilApr	67°	52°	4.33 in	9	5.6	66°	6.8 ft
MayMay	63°	48°	6.03 in	11	4.3	63°	7.7 ft
JuneJun	58°	44°	6.13 in	12	3.8	60°	7.6 ft
JulyJul	57°	43°	5.71 in	12	4.4	58°	7.9 ft
AugustAug	58°	44°	4.90 in	12	5.0	57°	7.4 ft
SeptemberSep	60°	46°	4.39 in	11	5.5	57°	7.8 ft
OctoberOct	62°	49°	3.70 in	10	6.6	59°	7.6 ft
NovemberNov	65°	52°	3.90 in	8	7.3	62°	6.6 ft
DecemberDec	69°	55°	4.19 in	9	7.7	65°	5.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	68°	6.0 ft
Feb	69°	5.3 ft
Mar	68°	5.7 ft
Apr	66°	6.8 ft
May	63°	7.7 ft
Jun	60°	7.6 ft
Jul	58°	7.9 ft
Aug	57°	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 52.65 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

Now63 °Ffeels like 55 °F

Tomorrow55 / 62 °F

It's 63 °F now (feels like 55 °F). Today, 56 °F to 64 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 62 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.17 in
Fri 30 92% 0.05 in
Sat 31 2%
Sun 1 4%
Mon 2 16%
Tue 3 35% 0.02 in
Wed 4 21%

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.17 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 92% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.12 in; last 3 days, 0.35 in; last 7 days, 0.38 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity73%

Dew point54 °F

Humidity is 73% now and the dew point is 54 °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

Now13 migood

Clouds88%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 7 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 6

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 30.24

Falling now (−0.06 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.55 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 36

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 / 61 °F	0.04 in	14 mph W
Tue 27	Heavy drizzle	55 / 64 °F	0.22 in	18 mph WNW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	54 / 65 °F	0.01 in	13 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	55 / 63 °F	0.01 in	11 mph SW
Sat 24	Light drizzle	46 / 63 °F	0.01 in	10 mph WSW
Fri 23	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	0	9 mph SW
Thu 22	Overcast	51 / 62 °F	0	13 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	53 / 61 °F	0.01 in	12 mph SW
Tue 20	Overcast	52 / 61 °F	0	8 mph SW
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	52 / 61 °F	0	12 mph SW
Sun 18	Clear sky	47 / 60 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Sat 17	Mainly clear	42 / 59 °F	0	12 mph S
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	48 / 57 °F	0.30 in	13 mph SSE
Thu 15	Light rain	52 / 62 °F	0.49 in	19 mph NW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	56 / 67 °F	0.09 in	12 mph NW
Tue 13	Drizzle	58 / 67 °F	0.11 in	15 mph WNW
Mon 12	Light rain	59 / 67 °F	0.41 in	9 mph W
Sun 11	Light drizzle	56 / 65 °F	0.13 in	13 mph NW
Sat 10	Light rain	54 / 68 °F	0.27 in	12 mph NNE
Fri 9	Drizzle	52 / 67 °F	0.11 in	9 mph ENE
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	51 / 65 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	44 / 62 °F	0	11 mph SW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	44 / 62 °F	0.02 in	9 mph ENE
Mon 5	Overcast	43 / 61 °F	0	10 mph E
Sun 4	Drizzle	48 / 59 °F	0.14 in	15 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	55 / 61 °F	0.09 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	53 / 58 °F	0.01 in	13 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	50 / 60 °F	0	10 mph SW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.01 in	9 mph SW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	52 / 59 °F	0.12 in	18 mph SW

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 Port WaikatoQuestions

What's the weather like today in Port Waikato?

Light drizzle, from 56 °F to 64 °F, with a fresh breeze from the west (21 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Port Waikato?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 92% (0.05 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °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 29.70 inHg and falling: −0.17 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Port Waikato?

The best time to visit Port Waikato is from January to March: highs of 71 °F to 73 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Port Waikato in October?

In October, Port Waikato normally sees highs of 62 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 10 rainy days (3.70 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Port Waikato?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 73 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 43 °F. The wettest is June (6.13 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 9.8 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 4:08 pm (local time).

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