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– Lat/Long: 43.41° S 170.79° E

Watchdog Hut Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
2050
1550
1550
1550
1000
8200
9300
9100
1650
1000
1600
1650
km/h
10
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.2
—
max °C
6
5
1
1
2
4
10
11
9
14
15
9
14
15
10
11
10
10
min °C
4
3
-2
1
2
1
8
10
9
12
12
7
11
12
8
10
9
6
 chill °C
2
0
-7
-3
-2
-3
8
10
9
12
11
6
11
12
7
8
7
4
Freezing level m
1450
1550
650
950
1100
1050
2350
2650
2650
2950
3100
3300
3000
2850
2900
3200
3200
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54-11239119131481314911108
Sunrise
6:45
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—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:04
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—
8:05
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8:06
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Watchdog Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Watchdog Hut is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Watchdog Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Hakatere
37 km SE
635m alt.
43 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 135).
Whataroa
41 km W
64m alt.
43 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
48 km WSW
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
50 km ENE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
52 km WSW
126m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
56 km S
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
56 km N
66m alt.
37 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
56 km ESE
443m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSW
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
70 km S
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).

* 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.