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Weather Forecast
| SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN NEXT 5 DAYS! | |||||
| Saturday 22 Aug  3ºC | Sunday 23 Aug  0º / 5ºC | Monday 24 Aug 4º / 7ºC | Tuesday 25 Aug  5º / 8ºC | Wednesday 26 Aug 5º / 9ºC | Thursday 27 Aug 6º / 9ºC |
| Click for more information Update:22/08/26 21:30hrs |  | ||||
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THIS STORM CYCLE (16hrs)
Rainfall: 53.8mm
High Rain Rate: 7.5mm/hr @ 19:02hrs 22/8/26
Temp Low: 4.8ºC @ 5:57hrs 22/8/26
Temp High: 8.8ºC @ 20:57hrs 22/8/26
Wind Gust: 87kmph @ 14:22hrs 22/8/26
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 1005mb @ 20:57hrs 22/8/26
Update: 22/8/26 21:02hrs NZST
Sunrise: 7:18hrs
Sunset: 18:00hrs
Temperature: 8.9ºC (Rising)
Temperature (Low): 4.6ºC
Temperature (High): 8.9ºC
Wind Chill: 8.9ºC
Humidity: 93% (Falling)
Barometer: 1004.89mb (Falling)
Wind Speed: 13km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 87km/h (14:22hrs)
Cloud Base: 1176m ASL
Freezing Level: 2577m
Lapse Rate: -0.463ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: 53.8mm
Hourly Rain: 2.2mm/hr
24 Hour Rain: 53.8mm
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): 22/8/26 (0 days, 27.8mm)
Annual Rainfall: 2467.8mm
Rain Days: 92 / 234 (39%)
Sunrise: 7:18hrs
Sunset: 18:00hrs
Temperature: 8.9ºC (Rising)
Temperature (Low): 4.6ºC
Temperature (High): 8.9ºC
Wind Chill: 8.9ºC
Humidity: 93% (Falling)
Barometer: 1004.89mb (Falling)
Wind Speed: 13km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 87km/h (14:22hrs)
Cloud Base: 1176m ASL
Freezing Level: 2577m
Lapse Rate: -0.463ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: 53.8mm
Hourly Rain: 2.2mm/hr
24 Hour Rain: 53.8mm
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): 22/8/26 (0 days, 27.8mm)
Annual Rainfall: 2467.8mm
Rain Days: 92 / 234 (39%)
RIVERS ARE FLOODING!
Remote Weather Stations
(Data provided by ECAN & WCRC)Carrington Hut (22/08/2026 - 20:42hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 101.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 101.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 101.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 101.5mm
Waimakariri River (22/08/2026 - 20:05hrs)
Measured at Esk River confluence
River Height: 0.17m (upper river rising fast - uncrossable)
Mid Poulter River (22/08/2026 - 16:56hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 4.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 4.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 4.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 5mm
Grasmere Stn (22/08/2026 - 20:28hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 7.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 7.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 7.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 7.5mm
Mt Cheeseman (22/08/2026 - 20:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 9.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 9.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 9.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 11mm
Upper Styx River (22/08/2026 - 18:25hrs)
6hr Rainfall: 3.1mm
24hr Rainfall: 66.2mm
7 Day Rainfall: 95.0mm
Styx River (22/08/2026 - 20:00hrs)
River Height: 1.72m (uncrossable)
Styx River in flood!
Upper Taramakau River (22/08/2026 - 20:01hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 99.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 99mm
3 Day Rainfall: 99mm
7 Day Rainfall: 100.5mm
Taramakau River in flood!
Goldney Ridge (22/08/2026 - 21:33hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 58mm
2 Day Rainfall: 58mm
3 Day Rainfall: 58mm
7 Day Rainfall: 58mm
West flow rivers in flood!