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Weather Forecast
| SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN NEXT 5 DAYS! | |||||
| Tuesday 18 Aug  1ºC | Wednesday 19 Aug  0º / 9ºC | Thursday 20 Aug 2º / 9ºC | Friday 21 Aug  3º / 8ºC | Saturday 22 Aug  3º / 8ºC | Sunday 23 Aug  2º / 6ºC |
| Click for more information Update:18/08/26 23:00hrs |  | ||||
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Update: 18/8/26 23:02hrs NZST
Sunrise: 7:24hrs
Sunset: 17:55hrs
Temperature: 3.7ºC (Falling)
Temperature (Low): -2.7ºC
Temperature (High): 12.3ºC
Wind Chill: 3.7ºC
Humidity: 81% (Rising)
Barometer: 1026.15mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 0km/h
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 24km/h (15:23hrs)
Cloud Base: 1448m ASL
Freezing Level: 1502m
Lapse Rate: -0.457ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: Frost Trace
24 Hour Rain: 0mm
2026 STATISTICS (View Database)
High Temp: 26.7ºC (11/2/26)
Low Temp: -6.6ºC (6/8/26)
High Wind Gust: 111kmph WNW (20/6/26)
High Rain: 217.6mm (11/1/26)
Last Rain (>5mm): 13/8/26 (5 days, 19mm)
Annual Rainfall: 2440mm
Rain Days: 91 / 230 (40%)
Sunrise: 7:24hrs
Sunset: 17:55hrs
Temperature: 3.7ºC (Falling)
Temperature (Low): -2.7ºC
Temperature (High): 12.3ºC
Wind Chill: 3.7ºC
Humidity: 81% (Rising)
Barometer: 1026.15mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 0km/h
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 24km/h (15:23hrs)
Cloud Base: 1448m ASL
Freezing Level: 1502m
Lapse Rate: -0.457ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: Frost Trace
24 Hour Rain: 0mm
2026 STATISTICS (View Database)
High Temp: 26.7ºC (11/2/26)
Low Temp: -6.6ºC (6/8/26)
High Wind Gust: 111kmph WNW (20/6/26)
High Rain: 217.6mm (11/1/26)
Last Rain (>5mm): 13/8/26 (5 days, 19mm)
Annual Rainfall: 2440mm
Rain Days: 91 / 230 (40%)
Remote Weather Stations
(Data provided by ECAN & WCRC)Carrington Hut (18/08/2026 - 22:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 21.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 21mm
3 Day Rainfall: 21mm
7 Day Rainfall: 59mm
Waimakariri River (18/08/2026 - 22:00hrs)
Measured at Esk River confluence
River Height: 0.18m (marginal)
Mid Poulter River (18/08/2026 - 21:57hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 20.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 20mm
3 Day Rainfall: 20mm
7 Day Rainfall: 27mm
Poulter River is high!
Grasmere Stn (18/08/2026 - 22:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 0.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 0mm
3 Day Rainfall: 0mm
7 Day Rainfall: 0.5mm
Mt Cheeseman (18/08/2026 - 22:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 0.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 0.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 1.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 3mm
Upper Styx River (18/08/2026 - 21:00hrs)
6hr Rainfall: 0.0mm
24hr Rainfall: 0.0mm
7 Day Rainfall: 0.0mm
Styx River (18/08/2026 - 22:00hrs)
River Height: 0.55m (low)
Upper Taramakau River (18/08/2026 - 22:00hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 41.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 41mm
3 Day Rainfall: 42mm
7 Day Rainfall: 86.5mm
Taramakau River in flood!
Goldney Ridge (18/08/2026 - 23:12hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 0mm
3 Day Rainfall: 0mm
7 Day Rainfall: 40mm