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Townsend Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
600
600
1650
550
550
600
550
550
600
650
750
1850
800
km/h
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
SE
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
17
11
4
28
1.7
2
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
9
10
12
13
8
10
9
9
8
8
5
4
3
-1
-1
0
0
min °C
7
9
9
11
10
6
7
8
8
8
6
2
3
2
-2
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
4
8
9
10
8
3
4
5
5
7
5
2
0
0
-7
-7
-5
-8
Freezing level m
2300
2650
3050
3350
3500
3500
3550
3200
2800
2650
2700
2250
1700
1550
950
1000
1150
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
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—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
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—
7:55
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Townsend Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Townsend Hut is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Townsend Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Townsend Hut at the specific elevation of 1140 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Townsend 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
26 km SSW
737m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
29 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
33 km WNW
104m alt.
37 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
38 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
42 km SW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Nelson Creek
47 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
53 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
59 km NE
423m alt.
27 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
62 km S
541m alt.
27 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Island Hills
64 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).

* 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.