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French Ridge Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
6
3
3
3
1
42
13
max °C
5
3
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-3
min °C
4
1
0
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
-4
-5
-5
-7
-3
-2
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
2300
1700
1500
1450
900
1350
1450
1350
1500
1550
1350
1350
1400
1400
1050
1250
950
Cloud base (m)
750
1350
1300
1300
1350
800
800
850
850
800
800
850
800
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
520-1-2-10-100-1-10-1-2-2-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
Sunset
6:07
6:05
6:04
6:01
6:00
5:59

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French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for French Ridge Hut is: Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for French Ridge Hut at the specific elevation of 1481 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of French Ridge 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
treblecone
27 km SSE
524m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 317).
46
Rocky Gully
55 km S
1200m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 354 degs) was rejected.
Coronet Peak Tandems
56 km S
1620m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 73).
24
Flightpark
57 km S
450m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 30).
0
Terrace SouthernClub
63 km SSE
629m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
QueenstownAeroAws
66 km S
357m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
20 km
Skyline Gondola
66 km S
1000m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 31).
7
67 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
4 km
68 km NNE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
96 km E
485m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).

* 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.