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– Lat/Long: 43.52° S 170.39° E

Murchison Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Fri 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
30
WNW
 cm 
1
6
2
9
41
10
1
3
 mm 
3
0.6
0.1
16
max°C
2
2
3
3
4
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-5
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
min°C
2
1
3
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-6
-2
-1
-5
-3
-2
-1
chill°C 
-3
-5
-3
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-11
-2
-1
-9
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level (m
2300
2150
2400
2450
2100
1850
1700
1800
1700
1700
900
1300
1950
1200
1200
1650
1750
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1650
1600
1500
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22322-1-1-1-1-2-6-2-1-4-3-2-1
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
7:54
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:01

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Murchison Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Murchison Hut is: Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Murchison Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
35 km SSW
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
HokitikaAeroAws
102 km NNE
40m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
4 km
TimaruAeroAws
110 km SE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
20 km
Omarama
112 km S
420m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 335).
57
116 km SE
27m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 72 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge
117 km E
830m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
118 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
119 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
119 km S
485m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
Springfield
124 km E
375m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.

* 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.