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Weather Forecast for Timaru11m above sea level

Now

16°
Timaru
Observed at 11:14am from:
Seaview (ITIMAR94)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmSSW 0km/h19°86%1002.34hPa

Today

20°
Timaru
Windy, with thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. Brisk Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
70%3.9mmNW 44km/h6 (High)4:45pm8:18am

Tonight

6°
Timaru
Showers early. Breezy to brisk Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
50%1.4mmSW 31km/h3:21pm7:59amWaning Crescent

Next 24 Hours in Timaru

Next 9 Days in Timaru

Fri 19 Dec
Fri 19 Dec
15°
Day
7°
Night
Afternoon showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
20km/h
40%
chance
of rain

0.9mm
Afternoon showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
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Sat 20 Dec
Sat 20 Dec
14°
Day
8°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
18km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
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Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
16°
Day
12°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
20km/h
20%
chance
of rain

2.6mm
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy East to Nor'East winds.
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Mon 22 Dec
Mon 22 Dec
19°
Day
12°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Sou'East winds.
SE
16km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy Sou'East winds.
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Tue 23 Dec
Tue 23 Dec
22°
Day
11°
Night
Mostly sunny. Breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
18km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly sunny. Breezy Nor'West winds.
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Wed 24 Dec
Wed 24 Dec
20°
Day
10°
Night
Morning showers. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
27km/h
50%
chance
of rain

1.2mm
Morning showers. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
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Thu 25 Dec
Thu 25 Dec
19°
Day
9°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
19km/h
50%
chance
of rain

3.2mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Fri 26 Dec
Fri 26 Dec
17°
Day
9°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy Sou'West winds.
SW
18km/h
60%
chance
of rain

4.9mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy Sou'West winds.
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Sat 27 Dec
Sat 27 Dec
16°
Day
10°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy Southerly winds.
S
18km/h
50%
chance
of rain

4.2mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy Southerly winds.
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josh on 17/12/2025 10:16pm

hi phil and ww team can I order a fine day for christmas day for Auckland next week. i noticing a shower icon currently. please get rid of it lol.

secondly fantastic work this year guys. i will continue to support weatherwatch and keep watching this grow. say thanks to that green hand who filled in for Phillip while he was recovering too.
merry christmas and happy new year . Have a nice break when you go on break and see you again next year.
from josh.

from josh.

WW Forecast Team on 18/12/2025 1:56am

Thank you Josh, much appreciated,
Phil

Jet on 15/12/2025 6:30am

hi guys what would the setup need to be if nelson had strong Southerlies?

WW Forecast Team on 17/12/2025 4:45am

Hey Jet, you need strong high pressure building from Tasmania and moving into the South Island while a stormy low pressure zone lies east of Wellington, that would do it.
– WW

Joel on 13/12/2025 10:30am

Hey WeatherWatch.
I’m hosting a pre family Christmas on the Norh Shore of Auckland on the 20th..
I have a great outdoor area, but limited into space.

How’s the weather shaping for pnfor next Saturday. I kinda see showers, basically wet.. Any thing positive???

Thx

WW Forecast Team on 15/12/2025 1:19am

Hi Joel, does look like some wet weather possible in the morning (although working out timing 5 days out is tricky) so the positive based on today’s forecast is that Saturday PM looks drier than Saturday AM. You may find the weather graphs at RuralWeather more helpful (covers North Shore suburbs too): https://www.ruralweather.co.nz/forecasts/Auckland

A cold front is moving up NZ on Friday and Saturday – so there will be wind and showers moving through a number of NZ places for a time, along with a noticeable temperature drop.

– WW

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