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Murchison Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 209mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1750
1600
1000
1000
950
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1000
km/h
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
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—
—
—
—
—
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7
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21
55
60
5
4
28
14
20
4
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-2
0
-2
0
0
2
3
4
7
4
4
6
6
6
4
min °C
-4
-3
-7
-3
-1
-3
-1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
 chill °C
-10
-6
-13
-7
-4
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-1
0
1
1
2
2
1
Freezing level m
1350
1400
500
1250
1750
1050
1550
1800
2000
2200
2500
2600
2550
2650
2650
2800
2850
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-7-3-1-3-102345446664
Sunrise
6:22
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6:22
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—
6:20
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—
6:18
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—
6:18
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—
6:16
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Sunset
—
8:21
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—
8:22
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—
8:22
—
—
8:24
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—
8:25
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—
8:27
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Murchison Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Murchison Hut is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Murchison Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 209mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

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.
54 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS
25 km WNW
126m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
29 km NW
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
35 km SSW
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
58 km S
716m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Clayton
60 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
62 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
65 km SSE
393m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).

* 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.