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Moonlight Tops Hut Weather Forecast

Paparoa Range · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
400
500
750
500
500
200
200
200
350
600
700
400
700
550
800
750
600
km/h
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
40
WNW
40
W
70
WSW
65
SW
35
WSW
5
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
50
NW
40
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
1
 mm
11
1.1
0.2
11
3
2
0.4
0.1
6
max °C
4
4
2
3
3
4
5
6
4
0
1
2
3
4
7
1
1
0
min °C
3
3
1
2
3
3
5
5
-1
0
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
-2
 chill °C
3
0
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-10
-9
-6
-1
-2
1
-6
-6
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1650
1500
1450
1300
1700
1900
2000
1900
1150
950
1100
1250
1350
2000
2400
1150
1150
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
44233456201234411-1
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:24
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30

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Moonlight Tops Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Moonlight Tops Hut is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Moonlight Tops Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Moonlight Tops Hut at the specific elevation of 1010 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Moonlight Tops 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
Ratanui
8 km WNW
20m alt.
41 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
20 km SSE
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
34 km SE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
36 km SSE
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Charleston
37 km N
23m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
47 km NNE
63m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
55 km N
46m alt.
34 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 225).
56 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
WestportAeroAws
57 km NNE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10 km
HokitikaAeroAws
63 km S
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10 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.