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Empress Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
800
650
550
750
1850
1600
4900
4600
1700
2700
2350
900
450
450
450
900
km/h
25
NW
40
NNW
30
NW
0
NW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
25
NNW
10
NW
0
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
15
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
2
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
0
1
 chill °C
-7
-9
-9
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-10
-10
-7
-4
-1
Freezing level m
2150
1250
1900
2350
2500
2400
2600
2650
2800
2750
2450
2450
2450
2150
2350
2450
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-1-1-11121-10-1-2-112
Sunrise
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
Sunset
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Empress Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Empress Hut is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Empress Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
Franz Josef AWS
24 km N
126m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
28 km NNE
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
40 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
71 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
72 km S
455m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°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.