09 October 2026
Cloudy with occasional drizzle, persistent and heavier about the ranges. Southerlies.
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Campsite
Kaweka Forest Park
Makahu Saddle Hut is situated within a red and mountain beech mixed forest below steep eroded scree slopes of the main Kaweka Range.
Category
Standard
Booking
Not required
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Issued 9 Oct 2026, 4:49 pm
09 October 2026
Cloudy with occasional drizzle, persistent and heavier about the ranges. Southerlies.
10 October 2026
Cloudy with drizzle, becoming mostly confined to the ranges in the afternoon as cloud lifts and fine spells increase elsewhere. Easterlies dying out in the afternoon.
11 October 2026
Isolated showers, becoming widespread and heavier south of Napier in the afternoon and evening with possible thunderstorms. Northerlies, dying out in the afternoon.
12 October 2026
Mainly fine, but isolated showers in the morning and afternoon. Light winds.
13 October 2026
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
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Makahu Saddle Hut is situated within a red and mountain beech mixed forest below steep eroded scree slopes of the main Kaweka Range.
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