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Mckinnon Hut Weather Forecast

Ruahines · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Sun morning turning to drizzle on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1900
550
1650
1550
800
1500
600
500
550
1700
450
550
500
600
650
1550
550
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
10
NNE
10
WSW
30
SW
10
WSW
70
W
80
W
75
W
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
4
1
5
2
 mm
1.1
3
0.3
0.5
max °C
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
-2
-1
-1
1
3
5
min °C
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
-1
1
3
1
-3
-1
-2
-1
2
1
 chill °C
0
-1
-1
1
-1
2
-1
-6
-2
-5
-8
-12
-8
-9
-6
-4
-7
Freezing level m
2750
2450
2450
2350
2300
2200
2150
1650
1600
2050
2000
1150
1250
1050
1300
3100
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54455541232-3-1-2033
Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:07
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10

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Mckinnon Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mckinnon Hut is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Mckinnon Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow on Sun morning turning to drizzle on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mckinnon Hut at the specific elevation of 1401 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mckinnon 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
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station
32 km SSE
347m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
33 km SSE
336m alt.
25 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
39 km SW
247m alt.
25 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Hunterville
44 km SW
225m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
47 km ESE
102m alt.
35 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
47 km E
78m alt.
35 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
49 km WNW
791m alt.
25 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station
53 km WNW
820m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
53 km WNW
879m alt.
25 minutes ago
3°C
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
56 km WNW
996m alt.
25 minutes ago
4°C
No weather report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 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.