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Basins Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
2500
850
850
900
900
8400
2200
1950
900
1000
1000
km/h
10
NW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
4
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
8
5
1
1
2
2
11
12
9
15
17
11
15
16
9
12
11
9
min °C
6
3
-1
0
1
1
7
11
9
12
14
7
11
13
9
10
9
7
 chill °C
4
-1
-6
-5
-3
-3
7
11
9
12
14
6
11
13
9
8
7
4
Freezing level m
1550
1550
900
850
1050
900
2250
2600
2550
2900
3100
3350
3000
2900
2900
3250
3300
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7401229129141691315911108
Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
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Basins Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Basins Hut is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Basins Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Basins Hut at the specific elevation of 796 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Basins Hut. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km NNE
737m alt.
32 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Cass
23 km ENE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
25 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
37 km SE
541m alt.
32 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Whitecliffs
53 km SE
270m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
57 km SSE
337m alt.
32 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
HokitikaAeroAws
59 km WNW
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
20 km
59 km WNW
2m alt.
32 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
59 km W
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
61 km N
104m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.