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  1. Nelson Local Weather

    33.65°S, 150.92°E

    Now in Nelson

    Updated at 13:30 EST

    18.8 °C

    Feels like 15.0 °C
    Dew Point
    10.4 °C
    Gusts
    32km/h
    Relative Humidity
    58%
    Pressure
    1026.8hPa
    Wind
    S 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Nelson Thursday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    12 °C
    20 °C
    60%
    1-5mm
    Nelson for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers along the coastal fringe, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe, becoming less likely in the evening. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h tending SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Nelson 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers along the coastal fringe, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe, becoming less likely in the evening. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h tending SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

    Forecast for Nelson (33.6528°S, 150.9157°E, 67m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Possible shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Fog then sunny Clearing shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 12° 12° 12° 12° 13° 12° 12°
    Maximum 20° 21° 22° 23° 24° 25° 26°
    Chance of rain 60% 30% 10% 20% 20% 40% 40%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 15
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    7
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    4
    (km/h)
    7
    (km/h)
    3
    (km/h)
    8
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    3
    (km/h)
    6
    (km/h)
    5
    (km/h)
    5
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SW SSW SW S SW SE WSW E NW NE NW NNE NW NNW
    Relative humidity 72% 59% 73% 62% 75% 56% 78% 59% 85% 59% 84% 50% 64% 45%
    Dew point 11°C 11°C 11°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 14°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Nelson (33.6528°S, 150.9157°E, 67m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:04am EST 6:30am EST 5:16pm EST 5:42pm EST 10:27am EST 8:00pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27
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  8. Tides graph

    There is no current data for Nelson

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  10. Nelson Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 27
    16.1 °C 21.3 °C
    26.4 mm
    Monday
    Apr 28
    17.6 °C 23.6 °C
    7.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 29
    11.4 °C 25.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30
    14.9 °C 19.0 °C
    16.4 mm
    Thursday
    May 01
    13.3 °C 20.1 °C
    0.4 mm
    Legend
  11. Almanac


    Nelson minimum temp history (33.6528°S, 150.9157°E, 67m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 31.3° 20/04/2025 Coldest this month 8.1° 20/04/2025
    Hottest on record 28.5 17/05/2016 Coldest on record -2.1 30/05/2016
    Hottest this year 42.5° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.1° 20/04/2025
    Long term average 24.2° Long term average 11.8°
    Average this month 26.2° Average this month 13.0°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 23.9° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 4.7° 2004
    Nelson rainfall history (33.6528°S, 150.9157°E, 67m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 28.2mm 23/04/2025 Total This Month 82.2mm
    10.0 days
    Long Term Average 60.8mm 10.2 days Wettest May on record 168.4mm 1998
    Driest on record 2.8mm 2008
  12. Nelson Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 359.9mm 47.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 253.0mm 41.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 486.2mm 47.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 34.6mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 8.1°C Apr20
    Highest Temperature 42.5°C Jan28