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Weather Forecast for Kaikoura9m above sea level

Mainly sunny. Light East to Sou'East winds.

Now

23°
Kaikoura
Observed at 1:07am from:
Kaikoura Flat (IKAIKO8)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
0.3mmENE 1km/h29°77%1039.21hPa

Today

24°
Kaikoura
Partly cloudy. Light East to Nor'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceENE 13km/h9 (Very High)4:41pm7:54am

Tonight

13°
Kaikoura
Showers late at night. Breezy South to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
40%0.6mmSSW 15km/h11:46am10:04pmWaning Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Kaikoura

Next 9 Days in Kaikoura

Wed 10 Dec
Wed 10 Dec
17°
Day
13°
Night
Cloudy. Breezy Sou'East winds.
SE
14km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Cloudy. Breezy Sou'East winds.
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Thu 11 Dec
Thu 11 Dec
14°
Day
10°
Night
Morning showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
26km/h
40%
chance
of rain

1.2mm
Morning showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
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Fri 12 Dec
Fri 12 Dec
18°
Day
13°
Night
Mainly sunny. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
17km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
Mainly sunny. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
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Sat 13 Dec
Sat 13 Dec
23°
Day
16°
Night
Mostly sunny. Breezy Nor'East winds.
NE
18km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly sunny. Breezy Nor'East winds.
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Sun 14 Dec
Sun 14 Dec
24°
Day
18°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
16km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
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Mon 15 Dec
Mon 15 Dec
21°
Day
14°
Night
Rain. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
16km/h
70%
chance
of rain

11.1mm
Rain. Breezy North to Nor'East winds.
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Tue 16 Dec
Tue 16 Dec
18°
Day
14°
Night
Showers. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
16km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2.6mm
Showers. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
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Wed 17 Dec
Wed 17 Dec
19°
Day
12°
Night
Showers. Breezy Westerly winds.
W
19km/h
60%
chance
of rain

4.5mm
Showers. Breezy Westerly winds.
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Thu 18 Dec
Thu 18 Dec
18°
Day
13°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
20km/h
50%
chance
of rain

2.9mm
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
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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 🙂

Jon on 3/12/2025 2:56am

Hey I just want to say thank you. I’ve been constantly amazed at how accurate modern weather forecasting is. I appreciate the regular updates you make, and I like the way your forecasting is presented here better than other weather apps/pages. Kudos!

WW Forecast Team on 3/12/2025 3:40am

Hi Jon, thank you very much for the kind comment. While 100% accuracy is still a thing for well in the future on this planet, it’s uplifting to get a comment like yours. I’m personally always blown away (no pun intended!!) when modelling can pick a storm 2 weeks away when it hasn’t even started to form yet.
Thanks again,
Phil D

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