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– Lat/Long: 43.41° S 170.79° E

Watchdog Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 88mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
2
6
8
2
4
13
 mm
0.7
0.3
0.1
17
45
30
13
max °C
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
min °C
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
2
3
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
-2
1
-2
-6
-6
-7
-6
Freezing level m
1500
1900
1500
1550
1750
1550
1900
1850
1900
1750
1700
1100
1000
1100
750
750
900
800
Cloud base (m)
1050
1050
1050
1050
1000
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56455566665222-10-10
Sunrise
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:08
8:08
8:08
Sunset
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14

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Watchdog Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Watchdog Hut is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Watchdog Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 88mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Watchdog Hut at the specific elevation of 834 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Watchdog 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 Josef AWS
52 km WSW
126m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
56 km N
66m alt.
32 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
66 km SSW
650m alt.
28 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
70 km S
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
72 km ESE
337m alt.
28 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
73 km N
2m alt.
28 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
77 km S
716m alt.
28 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
78 km S
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
81 km NE
737m alt.
28 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
83 km E
541m alt.
28 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).

* 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.