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Greymouth weekend weather

This weekend in Greymouth, New Zealand, model by model. Weekend forecasts are far enough out that the models often split — so we show you where.

Weekend

The models centre on about 10° across the weekend. Agreement is medium — plausible, but worth re-checking closer to the day.

Sat

2026-08-01 — every model, side by side
EuropeanECMWF
10°
Mostly clear
High 10°·Low ·Rain 12%
AmericanNOAA GFS
10°
Cloudy
High 10°·Low ·Rain 6%
GermanDWD ICON
10°
Partly cloudy
High 10°·Low ·Rain 0%

All 3 models land within under a degree of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Sun

2026-08-02 — every model, side by side
EuropeanECMWF
11°
Cloudy
High 11°·Low ·Rain 35%
AmericanNOAA GFS
11°
Cloudy
High 11°·Low ·Rain 16%
GermanDWD ICON
11°
Fog
High 11°·Low ·Rain 10%

All 3 models land within 1° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±2°12° to 14°models agree100% to 100% chance
Tomorrow±1°10° to 11°models agree100% to 100% chance
Satmodels agree10° to 10°±12%0% to 12% chance
Sun±1°11° to 11°±25%10% to 35% chance
Mon±1°11° to 12°±4%84% to 88% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Common questions

Will it rain this weekend?
The models are not currently showing a high weekend rain risk, and they broadly agree with each other.
How reliable is a weekend forecast?
It depends how far away the weekend is. Forecast error grows steadily with lead time, so a Saturday forecast made on Friday is far stronger than one made the previous Monday. The honest signal is model agreement: when they converge the forecast is solid, and when they spread the weekend is genuinely uncertain.

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