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– Lat/Long: 43.58° S 170.18° E

Plateau Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 79mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
km/h
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
80
W
75
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
50
NNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
13
20
14
14
1
3
4
3
21
3
5
1
5
39
31
17
16
 mm
38
41
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-10
-9
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
2
3
min °C
-4
-2
-5
-10
-10
-10
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-13
-11
-17
-24
-23
-21
-13
-12
-13
-11
-11
-12
-8
-7
-6
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
1550
1850
1600
850
950
400
1300
1500
1600
1750
1800
1650
1750
1800
2250
1950
2100
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-4-10-10-8-5-4-4-2-3-3-2-2-1-212
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:15
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:07

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Plateau Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Plateau Hut is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Plateau Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 79mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Plateau Hut at the specific elevation of 2193 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Plateau 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
21 km S
656m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS
22 km N
126m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
26 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
13° C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
37 km NNE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
13° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Glentanner
37 km S
542m alt.
54 minutes ago
11° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
53 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
64 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
69 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
13° C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
69 km ESE
937m alt.
54 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
54 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).

* 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.