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Wards Pass Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
9000
9350
2550
1400
1350
2800
800
1600
1700
1700
1450
km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
10
W
10
S
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
0.9
0.4
1.8
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
18
18
13
18
18
12
14
13
11
10
8
3
9
11
5
8
9
6
min °C
14
16
12
15
16
7
11
10
8
9
5
2
5
9
3
8
8
1
 chill °C
14
16
11
15
16
5
10
6
4
7
4
0
3
7
0
6
5
-2
Freezing level m
3600
3450
3400
3350
3400
3950
3800
3450
2700
2500
2250
1650
2100
2450
2200
2650
2200
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
16171317171013121010737104894
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
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Wards Pass Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wards Pass is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wards Pass Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Wards Pass at the specific elevation of 1145 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Wards 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
Pudding Hill
17 km SSW
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Upper Clarence
23 km SE
488m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Mid Awatere Valley
42 km ENE
478m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Glenveigh
43 km SE
264m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
St Arnaud
43 km WNW
629m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Ngaruru
44 km N
608m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 225).
Tor Darroch
47 km NNE
878m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws
55 km SE
108m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
10 km
KaikouraAws
55 km SE
108m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
10 km
56 km NW
385m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.