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Murchison Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
14
24
3
2
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
-2
0
0
-3
 chill °C
-5
-4
-6
-7
-9
-7
-10
-12
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-5
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1450
1800
1750
1700
1600
1650
1650
950
1050
650
950
1450
1650
1900
1800
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-1-1-2-1-3-6-6-6-4-2-100-2
Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Murchison Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu 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.
52 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS
25 km WNW
126m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
29 km NW
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
35 km SSW
656m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
58 km S
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Clayton
60 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
Hakatere
62 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
65 km SSE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).

* 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.