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Waiau Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
900
1700
2050
2400
850
850
800
800
800
1650
2500
800
km/h
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
1.4
0.3
0.4
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
9
10
19
16
0.2
3
6
max °C
9
11
13
11
17
18
12
12
12
10
12
11
9
9
9
2
min °C
8
10
12
11
14
16
9
11
12
10
11
10
6
7
6
-1
 chill °C
6
8
12
11
14
16
7
9
11
8
10
10
5
6
5
-6
Freezing level m
2300
2400
2650
3000
3350
3400
3650
3550
3450
2950
2800
2650
2400
1800
2000
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
911131116171112121012118881
Sunrise
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6:46
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—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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Waiau Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Waiau Hut is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Waiau Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Waiau Hut at the specific elevation of 857 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Waiau 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
Lewis Pass
31 km SSW
869m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill
34 km E
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Maruia
36 km WSW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
40 km SSE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
43 km SW
423m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
St Arnaud
46 km NNE
667m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Murchison
50 km WNW
158m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
53 km N
359m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
61 km SSE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Upper Clarence
63 km E
488m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 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.