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Alexandra 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Alexandra

New Zealand

Long range weather outlook for Alexandra includes 14 day forecast summary:

Over the next 14 days the Alexandra forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 9°C, with a high for the two weeks of 13°C expected on the afternoon of Sunday 5th. The average minimum temperature will be -1°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Thursday 9th at -3°C. Expect the following 14 days ahead to have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. Current predictions suggest Wednesday 8th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 3.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sun 05
May
18:00

ESE
ESE

1 / 3 mph 42 / 42°F 78% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 76%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
75%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NW
NW

3 / 6 mph 40 / 38°F 79% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 71%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
71%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 06
May
00:00

NW
NW

3 / 6 mph 37 / 35°F 79% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 91%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
90%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNW
NNW

5 / 11 mph 34 / 29°F 81% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

3 / 6 mph 33 / 31°F 79% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
97%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

S
S

8 / 9 mph 40 / 34°F 81% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
85%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 8 mph 44 / 40°F 73% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 66%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 5 mph 46 / 43°F 57% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

2 / 5 mph 35 / 33°F 73% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
43%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSE
SSE

1 / 2 mph 31 / 31°F 78% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 29%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
24%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 07
May
00:00

NNW
NNW

0 / 1 mph 30 / 30°F 78% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
31%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

0 / 1 mph 30 / 30°F 79% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

0 / 1 mph 31 / 31°F 75% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 36%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
40%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

N
N

2 / 2 mph 36 / 35°F 67% 1029 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 2 mph 47 / 47°F 45% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

ENE
ENE

1 / 2 mph 51 / 51°F 40% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

E
E

0 / 0 mph 37 / 37°F 60% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

N
N

1 / 1 mph 35 / 35°F 63% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 08
May
00:00

N
N

3 / 5 mph 34 / 32°F 63% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

N
N

2 / 5 mph 33 / 31°F 64% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 4 mph 32 / 31°F 69% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

N
N

3 / 5 mph 36 / 34°F 63% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

4 / 5 mph 50 / 48°F 49% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

E
E

1 / 1 mph 54 / 53°F 47% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

8 / 9 mph 39 / 33°F 94% 1028 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 7 mph 37 / 33°F 97% 1032 mb
Low level cloud: 77%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Thu 09
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

5 / 8 mph 32 / 28°F 86% 1034 mb
Low level cloud: 35%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 9 mph 28 / 23°F 85% 1035 mb
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

2 / 4 mph 26 / 25°F 86% 1036 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

ENE
ENE

1 / 1 mph 32 / 32°F 80% 1036 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 4 mph 39 / 37°F 70% 1034 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

N
N

4 / 5 mph 42 / 40°F 57% 1032 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

N
N

2 / 3 mph 30 / 30°F 73% 1031 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 3 mph 28 / 28°F 71% 1031 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 10
May
00:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 4 mph 28 / 27°F 69% 1030 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 4 mph 28 / 27°F 68% 1028 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

3 / 6 mph 28 / 24°F 64% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

N
N

2 / 4 mph 32 / 31°F 57% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

1 / 2 mph 45 / 45°F 47% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
46%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

S
S

6 / 6 mph 45 / 41°F 77% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 45%
Mid level cloud: 53%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

5 / 10 mph 33 / 29°F 91% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SW
SW

4 / 8 mph 30 / 26°F 90% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 11
May
00:00

SW
SW

3 / 6 mph 29 / 26°F 86% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

WSW
WSW

2 / 5 mph 28 / 25°F 84% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SW
SW

2 / 4 mph 27 / 26°F 84% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

WSW
WSW

1 / 1 mph 32 / 32°F 77% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
1%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

1 / 1 mph 43 / 42°F 61% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

S
S

1 / 2 mph 47 / 47°F 59% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

2 / 4 mph 34 / 33°F 78% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 42%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
53%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

W
W

1 / 2 mph 33 / 33°F 81% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
41%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sun 12
May
00:00

NW
NW

2 / 4 mph 37 / 37°F 76% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 3 mph 42 / 42°F 78% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 61%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

3 / 4 mph 47 / 46°F 59% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 83%
High level cloud: 27%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
84%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

1 / 1 mph 44 / 44°F 81% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
0.0 In
Mon 13
May
00:00

NNW
NNW

1 / 2 mph 37 / 37°F 81% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

3 / 6 mph 33 / 30°F 84% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

5 / 6 mph 50 / 48°F 64% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

1 / 2 mph 45 / 45°F 78% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 76%
High level cloud: 67%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
79%
0.0 In
Tue 14
May
00:00

NW
NW

4 / 8 mph 36 / 33°F 83% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

3 / 6 mph 34 / 31°F 85% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

9 / 11 mph 50 / 47°F 65% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 3 mph 40 / 40°F 77% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
Wed 15
May
00:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 37 / 32°F 93% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
70%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

2 / 5 mph 35 / 33°F 86% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

9 / 11 mph 48 / 44°F 83% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

1 / 2 mph 40 / 40°F 78% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
0.0 In
Thu 16
May
00:00

N
N

5 / 11 mph 39 / 35°F 92% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
33%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

3 / 6 mph 37 / 35°F 84% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

1 / 2 mph 52 / 52°F 76% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
64%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 8 mph 42 / 40°F 78% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
Fri 17
May
00:00

S
S

9 / 12 mph 38 / 31°F 99% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.3 In
06:00

N
N

4 / 8 mph 35 / 31°F 88% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 3 mph 38 / 37°F 91% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 66%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.6 In
18:00

N
N

4 / 9 mph 42 / 39°F 80% 996 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
0.0 In
Sat 18
May
00:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 7 mph 22 / 18°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

4 / 9 mph 37 / 34°F 89% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
6%
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

8 / 12 mph 37 / 31°F 79% 999 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

6 / 12 mph 41 / 37°F 71% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
0.0 In
Sun 19
May
00:00

WNW
WNW

15 / 26 mph 33 / 23°F 88% 992 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
41%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

1 / 2 mph 40 / 40°F 91% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 73%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

11 / 17 mph 38 / 30°F 65% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.1 In
18:00

NW
NW

3 / 4 mph 47 / 46°F 91% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
34%
0.0 In
Mon 20
May
00:00

NNW
NNW

5 / 10 mph 31 / 26°F 82% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
06:00

SW
SW

6 / 7 mph 43 / 39°F 92% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 10 mph 43 / 40°F 83% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 37%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
36%
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 9 mph 35 / 31°F 76% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
0.0 In

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