– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.12° E
Empress Hut
Weather Forecast, New ZealandIssued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Empress Hut Weather Forecast at 2498 mDays 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 450 | 400 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 600 | 500 | 450 | 500 | 450 | 500 | 550 | 600 | 450 | 500 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
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 cm | 12 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 41 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -4 | -3 | -4 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 1 |
min °C | -5 | -4 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 |
chill °C | -15 | -14 | -22 | -28 | -27 | -24 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 |
Freezing level m | 1550 | 1900 | 1600 | 850 | 950 | 500 | 1300 | 1500 | 1550 | 1750 | 1800 | 1650 | 1750 | 1800 | 2200 | 1950 | 2150 | 2650 |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
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Empress Hut Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Empress Hut is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).
Empress Hut Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Franz - Greens Rd |  | ||||
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Pukaki Aero | |||||
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* 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.