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Thomsons Saddle
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
1650
500
500
700
600
500
450
450
500
600
850
700
450
700
550
km/h
25
WNW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
40
SW
40
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
7
1
1
3
1
 mm
0.1
3
0.9
3
0.9
max °C
8
5
3
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
6
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
2
0
1
-1
0
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
0
0
-1
-3
-9
-10
-11
Freezing level m
2100
2000
1450
1250
1200
1250
1350
1850
1650
1650
1750
1500
1600
1250
800
800
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
74311234343341-1-2-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:15
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:09
6:10

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Thomsons Saddle Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Thomsons Saddle is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Thomsons Saddle Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Thomsons Saddle at the specific elevation of 980 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Thomsons Saddle. 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
Bendigo Ridge
10 km W
445m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Central Otago
15 km NW
236m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
17 km N
424m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
18 km SSE
274m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
19 km ESE
372m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
ICROMW14
19 km WSW
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Queensberry
21 km WNW
501m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
29 km S
220m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Skydive Wanaka
33 km NW
370m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Hawea Flat
38 km WNW
292m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 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.