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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.12° E

Empress Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
30
N
45
N
60
NNW
55
NW
35
NW
80
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
 cm 
4
3
 mm 
13
30
22
3
41
max°C
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
0
min°C
0
-1
0
0
1
1
0
-1
2
3
3
3
1
-2
-1
0
-3
chill°C 
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-7
-9
-6
-4
-3
-5
-7
-11
-9
-5
-11
Freezing level (m
2500
2250
2400
2550
2650
2700
2550
2650
2850
3100
3150
3300
2600
2250
2250
2750
1350
Cloud base (m)
1700
4750
2200
1500
400
400
450
650
450
550
650
1600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-101111133341-101-2
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:57
8:59
9:00

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Empress Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Empress Hut is: Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Empress Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 66mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
656m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
95 km SW
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
Omarama
100 km S
420m alt.
55 minutes ago
11° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 96).
28
105 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
105 km S
485m alt.
55 minutes ago
11° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws
118 km SE
27m alt.
55 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
2 km
HokitikaAeroAws
120 km NE
40m alt.
55 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10 km
123 km SE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 219).
8
Springfield Ridge
140 km E
830m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
147 km E
375m alt.
55 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 127 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.