Migraine weather in Dunedin

Air pressure this week. Updated Thu 8 October, 22:21 GMT+13, data from MET Norway

Now
1,028 hPa
Next 24 hours
−3 hPa
Next 7 days
1,003–1,028 hPa
  1. −14 hPa, Wed 13:00 to Thu 13:00
  2. −12 hPa, Mon 07:00 to Tue 07:00
  3. −10 hPa, Sat 07:00 to Sun 07:00

Air pressure at sea level, hour by hour, in Dunedin time. The shaded part on the left is the past: MET Norway's earlier forecasts for those hours, not measurements. Highlighted: the biggest drops over 24 hours.

The biggest 24-hour drop this week is 14 hPa, from Wed 13:00 to Thu 13:00.

Day by day

Air pressure in Dunedin is 1,028 hPa at Thu 22:00. MET Norway's forecast has it fall about 3 hPa over the next 24 hours, and between 1,003 and 1,028 hPa over the next 7 days.

DayLowest, hPaHighest, hPaChange, hPa
Thu 8 Oct1,0281,0280
Fri 9 Oct1,0241,028−3
Sat 10 Oct1,0161,025−9
Sun 11 Oct1,0131,019+4
Mon 12 Oct1,0141,023−8
Tue 13 Oct1,0071,0120
Wed 14 Oct1,0151,018−2
Thu 15 Oct1,0031,011−5

In Dunedin time. Air pressure at sea level; the change is from the day's first forecast hour to its last. The raw numbers are at /data/weather/nz/dunedin.json.

Weather and migraine

Many people with migraine say changes in the weather, such as a shift in air pressure, seem to come before their attacks. The Migraine Trust and the American Migraine Foundation both list weather changes as a common trigger.

Research results are mixed: some studies link falling or changing pressure to attacks in some people, while others find no clear pattern. A diary of your own attacks can show whether it seems to apply to you.

Sources: Migraine attack triggers (The Migraine Trust); Top 10 migraine triggers and how to deal with them (American Migraine Foundation); Denney DE et al. Whether weather matters with migraine. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024.

Weather data: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Looma keeps earlier forecasts to show the past 2 days and works out the 24-hour drops. Map: Natural Earth. City and town names: GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.