Drone flight planner for Queenstown
Wind, gusts, rain, temperature and daylight for Queenstown, New Zealand, judged against a cautious small drone with no weather sealing. Forecasts refresh through the day.
Right now in Queenstown
Outside limitsgusts above 8.5 m/s.
- Wind
- 2.1 m/s
- Gusts
- 9.2 m/s
- Met Office
- Temperature
- 8 C
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
Observed at an aerodrome
Queenstown Arpt, OT, NZ (NZQN), 6 km away, 8 min ago: wind 4.1 m/s.
The days ahead
The forecast carries 11 days. Pick one to see its detail below.
Some hours have no gust forecast. That is missing data, not calm air, and those hours are judged on what could be measured.
Fri 16 Oct in Queenstown
Some hours within limitsForecast only. Observed readings exist for the present, in the card above, never for a future day.
| Local time | Verdict | Wind | Gusts | Temp | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | gusts above 8.5 m/s | 2.1 m/s | 9.2 m/s | 8 C | 0.0 mm 0% |
| 13:00 | gusts above 8.5 m/s | 2.2 m/s | 9.5 m/s | 9 C | 0.0 mm 0% |
| 14:00 | gusts above 8.5 m/s | 2.0 m/s | 9.2 m/s | 9 C | 0.0 mm 0% |
| 15:00 | gusts above 8.5 m/s | 2.2 m/s | 8.8 m/s | 10 C | 0.0 mm 0% |
| 16:00 | 2.6 m/s | 8.4 m/s | 10 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 17:00 | 2.8 m/s | 7.7 m/s | 10 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 18:00 | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 m/s | 9 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 19:00 | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 m/s | 8 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 20:00 | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 m/s | 7 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 21:00 | 1.0 m/s | 5.3 m/s | 6 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 22:00 | 0.9 m/s | 4.9 m/s | 5 C | 0.0 mm 0% | |
| 23:00 | 0.8 m/s | 5.0 m/s | 5 C | 0.0 mm 0% |
Gust figures from Met Office.
Light on Fri 16 Oct
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:12
- First light
- 06:21
- Last light
- 20:42
Times shown for Queenstown (Pacific/Auckland).
Next flying window
Fri 16 Oct, 16:00 to Thu 22 Oct 01:00 local time: wind, temperature and rain stay inside the limit, though no gust forecast is available for these hours.
Airspace restrictions: where to check
Terasor holds no airspace restriction data. This section points at the authority that does; it does not tell you whether you may fly.
The map lives on AirShare, run by Airways New Zealand and linked from this page, which is also where clearance into controlled airspace is requested.
None of these links covers everything. Temporary restrictions and short notice airspace closures, local rules about where you may take off and land, permission from the landowner, and privacy law all sit outside them and need checking separately.
Flight Window is a planning aid, not an authority to fly. It uses third party data that may be wrong or incomplete. A clear display is not permission to fly. Always check official weather and airspace sources before flying.
Weather data from MET Norway. Data supplied by the Met Office. Aerodrome reports from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.
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