Wellington, New Zealand, experiences frequent strong winds due to its position on the Cook Strait, where Roaring Forties airflow is funneled and accelerated by local topography. In August 2026, trader sentiment heavily favors a monthly peak gust of 104 km/h or higher (65% implied probability) because gusts have already reached 122 km/h at Kelburn and 152 km/h at Baring Head in mid-month. Seasonal forecasts from NIWA highlight an elevated likelihood of active westerly and southwesterly flow under lingering El Niño influences, increasing the chance of additional strong events before month-end. The narrower 94–103 km/h range (23.5%) and lower 93 km/h or below outcome (17.5%) reflect lower odds that no further intensification occurs, given typical August variability and ongoing monitoring by MetService stations.
Eksperimental na AI-generated summary na nire-reference ang Polymarket data. Hindi ito trading advice at wala itong papel sa kung paano nire-resolve ang market na ito. · Na-updatePeak wind gust in the world's windiest city in August
104 km/h or above 38%
94 to 103 km/h 21%
93 km/h or below 16%
93 km/h or below
16%
94 to 103 km/h
21%
104 km/h or above
38%
104 km/h or above 38%
94 to 103 km/h 21%
93 km/h or below 16%
93 km/h or below
16%
94 to 103 km/h
21%
104 km/h or above
38%
The resolution source for this market is the gust value in the wind group of NZWN's raw METAR/SPECI observations, encoded in knots (for example, "34020G45KT" denotes a 45-knot gust), as archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) for station NZWN in network NF__ASOS ("New Zealand ASOS"). Gust speed is converted from knots using 1 kt = 1.852 km/h, rounded half-up to the nearest whole number. Because gusts are reported in whole knots, no observed gust converts to a value on a bracket boundary, so every observation maps to exactly one range.
The month's highest gust can be located via the IEM Data Calendar for NZWN: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/hist.phtml?network=NF__ASOS&year=2026&month=8&mode=monthly&station=NZWN. Each calendar day displays that day's peak gust inline; clicking a day's date opens the daily Summary for NF__ASOS, where the Peak Gust column in the NZWN (Wellington) row shows the day's maximum. Ensure station NZWN is selected, as the NF__ASOS network includes other New Zealand stations. Note that the IEM calendar and summary pages display gusts in mph; resolution is based on the knot value in the underlying raw METAR, which IEM archives alongside each parsed observation and which can be used to independently verify any value.
If any observations are missing or unavailable, this market will resolve to the range containing the highest gust reported during the resolution window. Should the IEM archive be unavailable or discontinued, this market will resolve based on the equivalent raw METAR/SPECI observations for NZWN from another credible archive or the original reporting authority.
Binuksan ang Market: Aug 21, 2026, 12:18 PM ET
The resolution source for this market is the gust value in the wind group of NZWN's raw METAR/SPECI observations, encoded in knots (for example, "34020G45KT" denotes a 45-knot gust), as archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) for station NZWN in network NF__ASOS ("New Zealand ASOS"). Gust speed is converted from knots using 1 kt = 1.852 km/h, rounded half-up to the nearest whole number. Because gusts are reported in whole knots, no observed gust converts to a value on a bracket boundary, so every observation maps to exactly one range.
The month's highest gust can be located via the IEM Data Calendar for NZWN: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/hist.phtml?network=NF__ASOS&year=2026&month=8&mode=monthly&station=NZWN. Each calendar day displays that day's peak gust inline; clicking a day's date opens the daily Summary for NF__ASOS, where the Peak Gust column in the NZWN (Wellington) row shows the day's maximum. Ensure station NZWN is selected, as the NF__ASOS network includes other New Zealand stations. Note that the IEM calendar and summary pages display gusts in mph; resolution is based on the knot value in the underlying raw METAR, which IEM archives alongside each parsed observation and which can be used to independently verify any value.
If any observations are missing or unavailable, this market will resolve to the range containing the highest gust reported during the resolution window. Should the IEM archive be unavailable or discontinued, this market will resolve based on the equivalent raw METAR/SPECI observations for NZWN from another credible archive or the original reporting authority.
Wellington, New Zealand, experiences frequent strong winds due to its position on the Cook Strait, where Roaring Forties airflow is funneled and accelerated by local topography. In August 2026, trader sentiment heavily favors a monthly peak gust of 104 km/h or higher (65% implied probability) because gusts have already reached 122 km/h at Kelburn and 152 km/h at Baring Head in mid-month. Seasonal forecasts from NIWA highlight an elevated likelihood of active westerly and southwesterly flow under lingering El Niño influences, increasing the chance of additional strong events before month-end. The narrower 94–103 km/h range (23.5%) and lower 93 km/h or below outcome (17.5%) reflect lower odds that no further intensification occurs, given typical August variability and ongoing monitoring by MetService stations.
Eksperimental na AI-generated summary na nire-reference ang Polymarket data. Hindi ito trading advice at wala itong papel sa kung paano nire-resolve ang market na ito. · Na-update

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