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Weather Forecast
| SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN NEXT 5 DAYS! | |||||
| Friday 4 Sep  -1ºC | Saturday 5 Sep  2º / 5ºC | Sunday 6 Sep  0º / 7ºC | Monday 7 Sep -2º / 3ºC | Tuesday 8 Sep  -2º / 6ºC | Wednesday 9 Sep -1º / 5ºC |
| Click for more information Update:04/09/26 18:00hrs |  | ||||
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THIS STORM CYCLE (55hrs)
Rainfall: 147.0mm
High Rain Rate: 14.4mm/hr @ 6:11hrs 4/9/26
Temp Low: 3.2ºC @ 17:57hrs 4/9/26
Temp High: 9.2ºC @ 13:57hrs 3/9/26
Wind Gust: 98kmph @ 7:14hrs 4/9/26
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 989mb @ 5:57hrs 4/9/26
Update: 4/9/26 18:02hrs NZST
Sunrise: 6:56hrs
Sunset: 18:14hrs
Temperature: 3.2ºC (Falling)
Temperature (Low): 3.2ºC
Temperature (High): 9.6ºC
Wind Chill: -2.0ºC
Humidity: 94% (Rising)
Barometer: 999.26mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 7km/h
Wind Direction: W
Wind Gust: 98km/h (7:14hrs)
Cloud Base: 1203m ASL
Freezing Level: 1299m
Lapse Rate: -0.484ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: 74.6mm
Hourly Rain: 1mm/hr
24 Hour Rain: 90.2mm
2026 STATISTICS (View Database)
High Temp: 26.7ºC (11/2/26)
Low Temp: -6.6ºC (6/8/26)
High Wind Gust: 121kmph WNW (23/8/26)
High Rain: 217.6mm (11/1/26)
Last Rain (>5mm): 4/9/26 (0 days, 70.8mm)
Annual Rainfall: 3020.8mm
Rain Days: 104 / 247 (42%)
Sunrise: 6:56hrs
Sunset: 18:14hrs
Temperature: 3.2ºC (Falling)
Temperature (Low): 3.2ºC
Temperature (High): 9.6ºC
Wind Chill: -2.0ºC
Humidity: 94% (Rising)
Barometer: 999.26mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 7km/h
Wind Direction: W
Wind Gust: 98km/h (7:14hrs)
Cloud Base: 1203m ASL
Freezing Level: 1299m
Lapse Rate: -0.484ºC/+100m
Daily Rainfall: 74.6mm
Hourly Rain: 1mm/hr
24 Hour Rain: 90.2mm
2026 STATISTICS (View Database)
High Temp: 26.7ºC (11/2/26)
Low Temp: -6.6ºC (6/8/26)
High Wind Gust: 121kmph WNW (23/8/26)
High Rain: 217.6mm (11/1/26)
Last Rain (>5mm): 4/9/26 (0 days, 70.8mm)
Annual Rainfall: 3020.8mm
Rain Days: 104 / 247 (42%)
RIVERS ARE FLOODING!
Remote Weather Stations
(Data provided by ECAN & WCRC)Carrington Hut (04/09/2026 - 17:32hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 116.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 191.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 223.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 260.5mm
Waimakariri River (04/09/2026 - 17:00hrs)
Measured at Esk River confluence
River Height: 2.28m (uncrossable)
Waimakariri River in flood!
Mid Poulter River (04/09/2026 - 17:00hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 50.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 61mm
3 Day Rainfall: 75mm
7 Day Rainfall: 81.5mm
Poulter River in flood!
Grasmere Stn (04/09/2026 - 17:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 19.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 19.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 19.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 19.5mm
Mt Cheeseman (04/09/2026 - 16:30hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 26.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 27.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 27.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 27.5mm
Cave Stream is high!
Upper Styx River (04/09/2026 - 15:22hrs)
6hr Rainfall: 1.7mm
24hr Rainfall: 10.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 169.8mm
Styx River (04/09/2026 - 16:00hrs)
River Height: 1.48m (uncrossable)
Styx River in flood!
Upper Wilberforce River (04/09/2026 - 17:00hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 207.5mm
2 Day Rainfall: 338.5mm
3 Day Rainfall: 416mm
7 Day Rainfall: 480.5mm
Wilberforce River in flood!
Upper Taramakau River (04/09/2026 - 17:00hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 186.0mm
2 Day Rainfall: 234mm
3 Day Rainfall: 289.5mm
7 Day Rainfall: 316mm
Taramakau River in flood!
Goldney Ridge (04/09/2026 - 18:10hrs)
Daily Rainfall: 47mm
2 Day Rainfall: 86mm
3 Day Rainfall: 105mm
7 Day Rainfall: 128mm
West flow rivers in flood!