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Murchison Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
1600
1750
5700
1600
1750
1750
1750
1600
950
950
950
1850
1800
1550
1600
1750
1500
km/h
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.2
1.5
0.8
1.1
0.3
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
0.2
9
max °C
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
4
min °C
2
4
2
3
4
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
5
3
4
3
2
 chill °C
0
4
2
3
3
0
0
-1
-2
1
1
2
4
3
0
0
-2
-4
Freezing level m
2350
2750
2750
2750
2650
2250
2450
2400
2200
2350
2650
2850
3150
3200
3450
3300
2950
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
343442433345664543
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
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Murchison Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Murchison Hut is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Murchison Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue 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.
46 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS
25 km WNW
126m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Whataroa
29 km NW
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
35 km SSW
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
58 km S
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Clayton
60 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
62 km E
635m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
65 km SSE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).

* 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.