![Taupō's weather highlights for the last week. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKWTCBNJG7SFMNBH2XW2ZRGR7Y.jpg?auth=73e976a72551a3c6d912b6d7afd8fdf78a941f55737149f5350b7a679a7f15a8&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Last week's Taupō weather was generally settled and slightly cooler than the usual February days with just a few light and scattered showers on Monday, February 21.
Temperatures generally, day and night, were about 1.5C below the expected average for the month.
There was little wind, typical of February weather in Taupō. Barometric pressures remained constant throughout the week.
The warmest day was recorded on February 22 when the temperature peaked at 26.2C, and on the coolest night the air minimum temperature dropped to 5.2C on February 25.