Rolleston , Christchurch

24°C

Christchurch, New Zealand

Updated: 17/12/2018 11:35

A Severe Weather Watch has been issued!

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 17/12/2018 @ 11:35

Temperature

Current Conditions

Radar

Currently Outside: 23.9°C ---
High Today 23.9°C 11:34 AM	Low Today 13.8°C 5:56 AM
Yest High 20.2°C 1:13 PM	Yest Low 14.1°C 3:36 AM

	It is Sunny, Dry
	Wind: WNW 3.5 Gusting to: 4.8 km/h
	Rain: 0.0 mm
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 10.9 of 100

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind

Sun/Moon

Dew Point:	15.4°C
In Last Hour:	0.3°C
High Dew Point:	16.3°C at 10:54 AM
Low Dew Point:	12.5°C at 5:26 AM
Record Dew Point:	22.4°C 1-Jan-2020
Wetbulb:	18.8°C

Today:	0.00 mm
Yesterday:	0.20 mm
Last 7 Days:	5.20 mm
December Rain:	15.20 mm
December Avg:	36.30 mm
Diff from Avg:	-21.10 mm
Rain Season:¹	705.8 mm
Last YTD Rain:¹	0.0 mm
Last Rain Time/Date:	16/12/2018 at 2:35 AM
142 rain days in 2018
7 days in December 1 day since last rain

Currently:	WNW at 3.5 km/h
Gusting To:	4.8 km/h
Max Gust:	31.5@ 12:03 AM
1Hr Average:	6.3 km/h
Month Gust:	53.7 km/h Dec 4
Year Gust:	94.9 km/h Feb 1
Record Gust:	94.9 km/h on 1-Feb-2018
Wind Run:	miles

Daylight:

15:25

+0:28
Min:Sec

65%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Humidity:	59 %
In Last Hour:	-10%
High Today	93% at 5:45 AM
Low Today	59% at 11:34 AM

Current:	1012.9 hPa
In Last Hour:	Falling
High Today:	1016.9 hPa at 12:02 AM
Low Today:	1012.9 hPa at 11:33 AM

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
December:	2.2
2018 to Date:	106.5
Heating Degree Days
2018 to Date:	2198.5

Today:	0.00 cm
Yesterday:	0.00 cm
December:	0.00 cm
December Avg:	0.00 cm
Diff from Avg:	0.00 cm
Season Total:²	0.00 cm
Snow Depth:	0.00 cm
0 snow day in December
0 snow day this season.²
First Snow of Season:
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	25.2°C
Today:	23.9°C
Yesterday:	20.2°C
Record:	59.3°C 3-Jan-2019

Data Not
Available

Data Not Available

Density:
1.18 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy

6.8

Sunburn in

16 Minutes

Highest:
11:32 AM
6.8

932 W/m²
98%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:34 AM
932 W/m² Record:1515 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	12.4°C
Sunrise:	5:42 am
Sunset:	9:07 pm
Moonrise:	1:47 pm
Moonset:	2:27 am
Full Moon:	22 December 2018
New Moon:	01:29 UTC 6 January 2019

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	2.90 mm
7-Days Rain:	5.20 mm
7-Days ET:	14.00 mm
7-Day:	-8.8 mm mm
December:	-30.4 mm
Cloud Height:	3504 ft

HIGHS:	LOWS:
59.9°C 3-Oct-2017	-4.9°C 6-Jul-2012
Daytime Records
32.0°C 11/03/2017	0.0°C 12/03/2017
Nighttime Records
24.6°C 27/02/2016	-2.0°C 08/06/2012
ICN:0 \| S3C2:1 ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:99%

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ² Snow season July 1st to September 30th. ³ Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM. ⁵ Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present.) ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.

Weather Forecast - Outlook This afternoon & Tonight

This
afternoon

Partly Cloudy
High: 28°

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Warm. High 28°. UV index up to 11. Wind east-northeast around 10 kph.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy with little temp change, precipitation likely.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
Low: 13°

Forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13°. Wind northwest around 13 kph.

Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday