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Weather Forecast for Kaikoura9m above sea level

Showers late at night. Calm/Variable winds.

Now

15°
Kaikoura
Observed at 11:54pm from:
Kaikoura Flat (IKAIKO8)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmSW 0km/h15°61%1010.23hPa

Tonight

11°
Kaikoura
Showers late at night. Calm/Variable winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
40%0.7mmNNW 8km/h4:01pm3:32amWaning Crescent

Tomorrow

19°
Kaikoura
Mostly sunny. Fairly breezy Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
20%traceSW 23km/h6 (High)5:29pm6:52am

Next 24 Hours in Kaikoura

Next 9 Days in Kaikoura

Sat 18 Oct
Sat 18 Oct
19°
Day
9°
Night
Mostly sunny. Fairly breezy Sou'West winds.
SW
23km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly sunny. Fairly breezy Sou'West winds.
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Sun 19 Oct
Sun 19 Oct
20°
Day
14°
Night
Cloudy. Light North to Nor'East winds.
NNE
10km/h
10%
chance
of rain

6.5mm
Cloudy. Light North to Nor'East winds.
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Mon 20 Oct
Mon 20 Oct
21°
Day
9°
Night
Cloudy, with morning rain. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
27km/h
80%
chance
of rain

6.1mm
Cloudy, with morning rain. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 21 Oct
Tue 21 Oct
19°
Day
13°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Light Nor'East winds.
NE
11km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Light Nor'East winds.
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Wed 22 Oct
Wed 22 Oct
22°
Day
11°
Night
Showers - track on rain radar. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
N
25km/h
70%
chance
of rain

5mm
Showers - track on rain radar. Fairly breezy Northerly winds.
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Thu 23 Oct
Thu 23 Oct
15°
Day
9°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
18km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy South to Sou'West winds.
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Fri 24 Oct
Fri 24 Oct
17°
Day
10°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Northerly winds.
N
13km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Northerly winds.
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Sat 25 Oct
Sat 25 Oct
17°
Day
10°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy Northerly winds.
N
15km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy Northerly winds.
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Sun 26 Oct
Sun 26 Oct
16°
Day
10°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy Nor'East winds.
NE
16km/h
30%
chance
of rain

1.8mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy Nor'East winds.
View hourly forecast

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Carla on 16/10/2025 12:34am

Hi Philip why is there no wednesday video on Rural weather site – but I just found it on youtube? Thanks.

WW Forecast Team on 16/10/2025 1:07am

Apologies Carla, something just as simple as a tag not being added when we posted. Thanks for letting us know, we’ve now fixed this.
– WW

Carla on 16/10/2025 5:55am

Hi Philip,
seems the same has happened for the 16th video too. Thanks, Carla

WW Forecast Team on 16/10/2025 6:10am

Hi Carla, we have no video today sorry, back again tomorrow.
– WW

josh on 15/10/2025 11:30pm

it seems there was a break the forecast type of downpour with the front on tuesday for wakato/waitomo phillip. hearing of some major flodoing/slips and the waitomo mayor complaining why no red warning. hamilton (wakato)river also breaching its banks a little.

Sylvia on 10/10/2025 4:56pm

This weekend feels like summer again (I feel you in Napier and Hastings where it can go up to 27 or 28 C).

Do you know what causes the subtropical winds to raise temperatures that highly in spring enough for it to be reminiscent of summer? I know that this raises temperatures up to 7 C in some regions this weekend and it goes to show how variable spring weather can be.

WW Forecast Team on 10/10/2025 7:06pm

Hi Sylvia,

Take a look at the current video on our homepage as I talk about how the large high pressure zone north of NZ is positioned to pull down the much warmer subtropical airflows across parts of NZ. So that’s the first step to bring in the heat – the second step is delivering that airflow as a windy nor-wester. As air is pushed over the eastern North Island ranges it dries out as it rises, then simply the motion of that air descending out east warms it up even further. A double whammy to bring in summer heat in spring. It can happen at any time of the year but spring is often when it gives us our first “hot days” since the previous summer.

Cheers,
Philip Duncan

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