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– Lat/Long: 44.43° S 168.69° E

French Ridge Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sat 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
 cm 
1
3
11
23
6
1
9
 mm 
4
0.9
18
max°C
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
-1
0
0
1
3
2
min°C
3
2
1
0
0
-1
0
1
-1
-1
0
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
2
1
chill°C 
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
-7
-7
-5
-6
-4
0
-3
Freezing level (m
2100
2000
2050
1600
1450
1550
1400
1700
1400
1350
1650
1250
1200
1500
1550
1400
1900
1850
Cloud base (m)
850
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
1600
850
850
850
1600
850
850
850
850
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43210-1020-11-1-20-1032
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:10

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French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for French Ridge Hut is: Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

French Ridge Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
treblecone
27 km SSE
524m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 44 degs) was rejected.
Glenorchy
54 km S
370m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
85
Rocky Gully
55 km S
1200m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
Coronet Peak Tandems
56 km S
1620m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 117 degs) was rejected.
Flightpark
57 km S
450m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
Terrace SouthernClub
63 km SSE
629m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (124 kph from 259 degs) was rejected.
QueenstownAeroAws
66 km S
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
20 km
Skyline Gondola
66 km S
1000m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
72
Gales from the NNW
(72 kph at 347).
107
67 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
20 km
67 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
20 km

* 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.