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Weather Forecast for Lake-Tekapo736m above sea level

Now

15°
Lake-Tekapo
Observed at 8:38am from:
Lake Tekapo (ICANTERB337)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmNNW 12km/h15°57%1028.11hPa

Today

20°
Lake-Tekapo
Mostly sunny. Breezy Sou'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceSE 14km/h9 (Very High)4:48pm8:15am

Tonight

8°
Lake-Tekapo
Partly cloudy. Light North to Nor'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceNNE 13km/h1:02pm1:38amWaning Crescent

Next 24 Hours in Lake-Tekapo

Next 9 Days in Lake-Tekapo

Sat 13 Dec
Sat 13 Dec
21°
Day
11°
Night
Cloudy. Breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
16km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
Cloudy. Breezy Nor'West winds.
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Sun 14 Dec
Sun 14 Dec
18°
Day
10°
Night
Showers - track on rain radar. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
26km/h
70%
chance
of rain

22.2mm
Showers - track on rain radar. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Mon 15 Dec
Mon 15 Dec
14°
Day
5°
Night
Showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
13km/h
70%
chance
of rain

10.7mm
Showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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Tue 16 Dec
Tue 16 Dec
13°
Day
6°
Night
Showers. Light South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
11km/h
40%
chance
of rain

4.1mm
Showers. Light South to Sou'East winds.
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Wed 17 Dec
Wed 17 Dec
19°
Day
10°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
SSW
8km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Calm/Variable winds.
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Thu 18 Dec
Thu 18 Dec
15°
Day
5°
Night
Showers. Breezy Sou'West winds.
SW
14km/h
70%
chance
of rain

9.1mm
Showers. Breezy Sou'West winds.
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Fri 19 Dec
Fri 19 Dec
12°
Day
4°
Night
Showers. Light South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
12km/h
50%
chance
of rain

5.1mm
Showers. Light South to Sou'East winds.
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Sat 20 Dec
Sat 20 Dec
14°
Day
6°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Light South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
10km/h
20%
chance
of rain

0.5mm
Mostly cloudy. Light South to Sou'West winds.
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Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
17°
Day
9°
Night
Afternoon showers. Light Southerly winds.
S
10km/h
30%
chance
of rain

0.9mm
Afternoon showers. Light Southerly winds.
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Carolyn on 9/12/2025 8:08pm

Kia ora guys, I am fascinated by cloud formations and their relationship to the whenua as well as conditions in the air. Is there an informative resource you could direct me to that would help me broaden my knowledge?

WW Forecast Team on 9/12/2025 8:22pm

Kia ora Carolyn, there are a couple of good sites to check to learn more about clouds.
1) World Meteorological Organisation: https://wmo.int/world-meteorological-day-2017/classifying-clouds
2) Cloud Atlas (extremely detailed with thousands of cloud photos/types) https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/home.html

Hope that helps!
– WW

Carla on 9/12/2025 12:41am

Jet on 8/12/2025 9:47pm

Hi guys is it possible Nelson might have drought this summer or is it unlikely also what caused the Nelson drought in 2019

WW Forecast Team on 8/12/2025 10:16pm

Hi Jet, drought is possible every summer in NZ, but for now there are no signs of drought for you. Nelson itself is showing signs of drying out, but the region is still in a very good set up. Would need little to no rain for at least 6 weeks to even get closer to that territory.
Cheers
Phil

josh on 3/12/2025 9:06pm

hey team fun thunderstorms yesterday round auckland. 3 lots of it in my area takanini yesterday!!!! but missed most of the heaviest rain. 26mm for yesterday.

Carla on 4/12/2025 10:15pm

And in Whangarei we had 5mm since Monday! Certainly very hard to forecast.
Thanks for all the good work this year Phil, I hope you have some quiet holiday weeks before we get into cyclone season 🙂

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