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Porters Pass Weather Forecast

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

Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon 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
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
700
700
700
700
700
700
8850
8950
km/h
5
WNW
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NW
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
9
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.5
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
2
0
-1
0
1
7
8
8
13
15
12
14
15
9
13
13
10
min °C
5
1
-1
-1
0
0
5
8
7
11
14
9
12
11
8
11
11
10
 chill °C
4
-5
-8
-8
-5
-4
4
8
7
11
14
9
12
10
8
10
9
8
Freezing level m
1550
1250
850
750
900
900
2300
2400
2500
2900
3100
3200
2900
2850
2750
3200
3300
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
62-1-10168812151113139121210
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
Sunset
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
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Porters Pass Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Porters Pass is: Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Porters Pass Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Porters Pass at the specific elevation of 942 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Porters Pass. 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
6 km SE
541m alt.
44 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Whitecliffs
23 km SSE
270m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Cass
29 km N
583m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
Glenaan Stn
29 km WSW
425m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Darfield
34 km SE
218m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Oxford
35 km E
244m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
35 km S
337m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
37 km E
287m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 223).
42
Darfield-Ritso
37 km SE
198m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Oxford 2
39 km E
225m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 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.