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– Lat/Long: 43.52° S 170.39° E

Murchison Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
NW
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
S
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
14
7
1
 mm
max °C
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-2
0
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-8
-6
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-10
-9
-6
-8
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1400
1800
1750
1600
1400
1100
1100
1400
1150
1100
1500
1200
1000
1550
1150
900
1400
1000
Cloud base (m)
1000
950
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1050
1000
1600
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-2-1-2-3-2-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5
Sunrise
8:07
8:06
8:04
8:04
8:03
8:03
Sunset
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25

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Murchison Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Murchison Hut is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Murchison Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Murchison Hut at the specific elevation of 1875 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Murchison 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
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km WNW
113m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS
25 km WNW
126m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Whataroa
29 km NW
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
35 km SSW
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
58 km S
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Clayton
60 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
62 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
65 km SSE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.