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Des on 14/04/2025 1:18am
I see the weather looks bad for the north of both Islands. Weβre going to Taupo Tuesday to Friday this week β is it likely to escape the worst of it? Seems to be wet from Thursday?
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WW Forecast Team on 14/04/2025 1:28am
Hi Des, take a look at our latest video β it shows the areas most affected by wind and rain in the coming days. Taupo is exposed to some of it, but not all of it. Tuesday is ok, Wednesday windy β Thu/Fri look wet and windy.
See it in graph form here: https://www.ruralweather.co.nz/forecasts/Taup%C5%8D,%20Waikato
Cheers
β WW
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WeatherObserver on 12/04/2025 2:52am
On the videos from last Wednesday-Thursday, the maps showed almost no rain, and it was said that the weather modelsβ maps have been βflip floppingβ frequently between dry AND wet, yet all forecasts on both the website and the app showed
only steady increase in the chance and amount of rain from 30 to 50mm (no changing to dry AND wet weather as suggested in the video). Why there is such a huge difference between the app and your video forecasts? Though for now both sources are aligned, but wondering why the differences occurred on those two days.
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WW Forecast Team on 12/04/2025 5:36am
Hi there, it was simply the run of one model (an outlier) used in our videos (and had also been a bit βback and forthβ in the days leading up to that video) β but our website(s) & app update hourly using hundreds of computer modelling/ensembles added to it. The data on our site is more accurate than the maps we use.
Also, April is notorious for sudden lows deepening as high pressure systems over NZ move through much faster and come in different shapes β making longer range forecasts much more difficult/changeable than previous months during summer.
β Cheers WW
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Jet on 10/04/2025 10:43pm
Hi Phil isnβt Nelson sheltered frothe south east
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Vlad on 11/04/2025 11:45am
Hello. That is very good question for Mr. Google. He would know best.
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John on 12/04/2025 4:36am
Nice one Vlad. Seems they donβt teach geography in Nelson Schools these days!!
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Roger Holman on 10/04/2025 9:19pm
Really confused by the video forecast on Thursday 10th April, showing little or no rain for Northland, yet the daily forecasts show up to 100mm total for next week?
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WW Forecast Team on 10/04/2025 9:38pm
Morning Roger. I think youβll see why in todayβs video β the data has been flip flopping in the long range maps for a number of days now, todayβs change is one of the biggest Iβve seen in a while. It makes sense (to me anyway) why itβs flip flopping so hopefully I can explain that today.
β Phil D
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Josh on 7/04/2025 9:53pm
some good rain in papakura last Friday. Thanks for the great forecasts as always phil. you are funny to watch and very informative.
some tornado weather down levin way this morning? unstable in auckland. atm.
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