The patchwork farmland of the Canterbury Plains seen from snowy tussock on Mt Hutt
Huarere · The week ahead

Farm weather.

Right now and the next 7 days for five farming districts across Aotearoa New Zealand, with simple flags for frost, heat, heavy rain and wind too strong for spraying.

Canterbury Plains from Mt Hutt · Photo: Mw12310, CC BY-SA 3.0

Hamilton Waikato

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    Farm flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

    Hastings Hawke’s Bay

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      Farm flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

      Palmerston North Manawatū-Whanganui

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        Farm flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

        Ashburton Canterbury

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          Farm flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

          Gore Southland

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            Farm flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

            How to read the flags

            • Frost risk: the lowest temperature is 2 °C or below.
            • Heat stress: the highest temperature is 35 °C or above.
            • Heavy rain: 25 mm or more in the day.
            • Strong wind: wind of 10 m/s (36 km/h) or more: not a good spray day.

            Flags are general guides worked out from the forecast numbers only. They are not advice. For warnings and local detail, check MetService, and for help after a weather event see the farm help directory.