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French Ridge Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1350
800
850
850
800
800
850
850
900
950
1850
900
1750
900
900
900
900
900
km/h
20
SSW
5
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
16
6
4
5
1
 mm
max °C
0
1
0
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
min °C
-3
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-9
-2
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1000
1700
1250
1250
1400
1350
950
1150
200
700
1000
0
1200
1300
1300
1350
1500
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:28
Sunset
6:38
6:39
6:40
6:43
6:44
6:45

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French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for French Ridge Hut is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). 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
Allenby Park-38
47 km SE
328m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Hawea Flat
49 km SE
292m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Lake Hawea
50 km ESE
362m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
Skydive Wanaka
57 km ESE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
64 km S
359m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Queensberry
65 km SE
501m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
1077m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Queenstown (ecowitt)
70 km S
335m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Central Otago
71 km SE
236m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
ICROMW14
73 km SE
232m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).

* 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.