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Empress Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 160mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
50
W
50
WSW
45
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
NW
80
WNW
80
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
8
6
5
16
9
1.3
40
72
16
0.2
max °C
5
5
3
4
5
6
6
2
0
-2
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
min °C
4
3
2
4
5
4
5
0
-4
-3
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-4
-2
-9
-13
-10
-4
0
-1
-2
-4
-2
-2
-2
3150
3250
3150
3500
3550
3300
3400
3000
2050
1900
2650
3900
3650
3350
2700
2650
2600
2650
Cloud base (m)
450
6800
1550
500
450
400
400
400
450
650
1650
700
750
750
650
1850
950
900
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Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:15
Sunset
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:21
9:21
9:20

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Empress Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Empress Hut is: Mild with heavy rain (total 160mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Empress Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Empress Hut at the specific elevation of 2498 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Empress 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
656m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
95 km SW
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
19° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
105 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
105 km S
485m alt.
57 minutes ago
28° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws
118 km SE
27m alt.
57 minutes ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10 km
HokitikaAeroAws
120 km NE
40m alt.
57 minutes ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10 km
123 km SE
27m alt.
39 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 28).
8
Springfield Ridge
140 km E
830m alt.
57 minutes ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
Springfield
147 km E
375m alt.
57 minutes ago
14° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 136).
19
treblecone
152 km SSW
524m alt.
57 minutes ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 107 degs) was rejected.

* 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.