Pasture growth rates in NZ this week

Forecast net pasture growth for the next 7 days in every New Zealand farming district, with the last 7 days, soil moisture and soil temperature. Free, no sign-up.

This week: forecast net pasture growth across 41 districts ranges from 23 kgDM/ha/day in Hastings to 75 in Feilding, with a middle value of 64. Updated Tue, 3 Nov, 11:58 pm NZDT.

District	Region	Next 7 days kgDM/ha/day	Last 7 days kgDM/ha/day	Change	Soil moisture	Soil water	Soil temp
Kaitaia	Northland	64	69	▼ down 8%	55%	155 mm	18.5 °C
Whangārei	Northland	62	67	▼ down 8%	53%	155 mm	17.7 °C
Dargaville	Northland	34	41	▼ down 18%	21%	75 mm	18.5 °C
Pukekohe	Auckland	70	74	▼ down 5%	81%	250 mm	16.3 °C
Hamilton	Waikato	37	45	▼ down 17%	21%	75 mm	15.8 °C
Matamata	Waikato	67	70	▼ down 3%	50%	120 mm	14.8 °C
Te Awamutu	Waikato	67	68	about the same	48%	120 mm	15.3 °C
Te Kūiti	Waikato	67	67	about the same	56%	90 mm	15.1 °C
Taupō	Waikato	31	28	▲ up 13%	18%	75 mm	14.4 °C
Te Puke	Bay of Plenty	55	71	▼ down 21%	36%	200 mm	17.6 °C
Whakatāne	Bay of Plenty	30	33	▼ down 10%	15%	90 mm	17.6 °C
Rotorua	Bay of Plenty	62	69	▼ down 10%	56%	200 mm	15.2 °C
Gisborne	Gisborne	33	51	▼ down 37%	21%	120 mm	16.6 °C
Wairoa	Hawke's Bay	26	47	▼ down 44%	17%	90 mm	18.4 °C
Hastings	Hawke's Bay	23	38	▼ down 40%	18%	155 mm	20.8 °C
Waipukurau	Hawke's Bay	29	37	▼ down 23%	18%	75 mm	16.1 °C
New Plymouth	Taranaki	67	71	▼ down 6%	92%	300 mm	16.2 °C
Stratford	Taranaki	61	60	about the same	96%	300 mm	13.5 °C
Hāwera	Taranaki	75	78	▼ down 3%	87%	300 mm	16.6 °C
Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	74	80	▼ down 7%	51%	105 mm	17.3 °C
Feilding	Manawatū-Whanganui	75	75	about the same	53%	105 mm	15.5 °C
Dannevirke	Manawatū-Whanganui	75	64	▲ up 17%	70%	120 mm	14.2 °C
Masterton	Wairarapa	67	59	▲ up 15%	70%	120 mm	15.4 °C
Motueka	Nelson-Tasman	69	78	▼ down 13%	55%	120 mm	16.1 °C
Blenheim	Marlborough	75	83	▼ down 10%	51%	170 mm	16.9 °C
Westport	West Coast	61	65	▼ down 6%	100%	75 mm	15.2 °C
Hokitika	West Coast	48	57	▼ down 17%	100%	120 mm	14.0 °C
Culverden	Canterbury	65	72	▼ down 10%	47%	105 mm	15.1 °C
Lincoln	Canterbury	69	73	▼ down 6%	63%	170 mm	16.7 °C
Ashburton	Canterbury	67	70	▼ down 5%	76%	170 mm	15.3 °C
Timaru	Canterbury	71	71	about the same	54%	170 mm	15.2 °C
Oamaru	Otago	64	68	▼ down 6%	51%	105 mm	12.3 °C
Alexandra	Otago	66	54	▲ up 22%	78%	30 mm	15.1 °C
Ranfurly	Otago	68	56	▲ up 21%	60%	90 mm	11.8 °C
Wānaka	Otago	65	63	about the same	100%	90 mm	15.1 °C
Mosgiel	Otago	60	58	▲ up 4%	95%	155 mm	12.9 °C
Balclutha	Otago	56	53	▲ up 7%	95%	120 mm	12.6 °C
Gore	Southland	58	47	▲ up 22%	98%	120 mm	12.3 °C
Winton	Southland	59	47	▲ up 26%	96%	120 mm	13.1 °C
Invercargill	Southland	63	48	▲ up 33%	96%	170 mm	13.5 °C
Te Anau	Southland	59	37	▲ up 59%	100%	90 mm	12.3 °C

Defaults: dairy pasture on each district's soil (Fundamental Soil Layers), not irrigated. Net growth is gross growth minus leaf that dies before grazing. Weather: ECMWF IFS analysis and forecast via Open-Meteo, refreshed every few hours. The model is weather-driven and has not yet been validated against measured growth, so treat the numbers as a guide and check them against your plate meter. For your own farm's location, soil and pasture, use the forecast tool.

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