Updated: Wednesday 08 Sep, 2010
(12:00PM)
Weather for Wairau Plains
Cloudy and cool today with light easterly winds. Drizzly rain at times, mostly during the morning and again this evening. Mostly cloudy tomorrow, dry at first with moderate cool northeasterlies, but rain developing from afternoon.Cloudy on Friday with periods of rain; cool southerly quarter winds.Mostly fine on Saturday with sunny periods and some cloud. Milder, with moderate northeasterlies.Cloudy with showers on Sunday; light southerly winds, cool.Mostly fine next Monday and Tuesday with milder moderate northeasterlies. Sunny periods and some high cloud.A period of colder southwesterlies and showers next Wednesday, then mostly fine and mild next Thursday and Friday with northwesterlies freshening, and high cloud increasing.
Short Forecast Table
| Wednesday |
Risk of Rain
|
Amount Likely
|
|---|
| Morning | 80% | 1-3 |
| Afternoon | 50% | 1-3 |
| Evening | 50% | 1-3 |
| Night | 50% | 1-3 |
| Thursday |
Risk of Rain
|
Amount Likely
|
|---|
| Morning | 50% | 1-3 |
| Afternoon | 70% | 1-3 |
| Evening | 90% | 5-10 |
| Night | 90% | 5-10 |
Short Forecast Graphic and Temperature
| Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|
 |
Min:
7 |
Max:
11 | |
Min:
7 |
Max:
11 |
Long Forecast Summary
|
Day
|
Risk of Rain
|
Amount Likely
|
E.T.*
|
Temperature
|
Airflow
|
Weather Watch
|
|---|
| Thursday | 90% | 10-20 | | Cool | Light SE | |
| Friday | 90% | 20-30 | | Cool | Moderate E | |
| Saturday | 10% | | | Average | Moderate N | |
| Sunday | 70% | 5-10 | | Cool | Light S | |
| Monday | 10% | | | Average | Light N | |
| Tuesday | 10% | | | Average | Moderate N | |
| Wednesday to Fri | 70% | 5-10 | | Cool/Mild | Moderate SW/NW | |
| Saturday to Mon | 10% | | | Mild | Moderate NW | |