Benmore Peak
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Days 0-3 Benmore Peak Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 3-6 Benmore Peak Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
light snow
light rain
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
rain showers
clear
Wind km/h
75 NW75
45 WNW45
10 N10
15 E15
15 ENE15
10 ENE10
10 ENE10
5 ESE5
5 WNW5
5 NNE5
5 NE5
0 NW0
5 SSW5
5 SE5
10 ENE10
10 NNE10
5 ENE5
10 NW10
some clouds some clouds rain shwrs light snow light rain snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 4 2 2 - - - - 1 11 5 - 2 6 - 1 -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
12 11 10 3 2 2 3 6 6 7 7 5 5 8 4 4 6 7
Low °C
9 11 5 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 3 3 7 3 3 6 6
Chill °C
8 7 8 -1 -2 -1 1 6 6 5 6 5 5 7 1 2 5 5
Freezing level m
3150 3150 2950 2350 2450 2100 2200 2700 2750 2500 2550 2150 2100 2500 2150 2050 2400 2600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:52 - -
Sunset
- 9:22 - - 9:22 - - 9:22 - - 9:22 - - 9:23 - - 9:23 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Benmore Peak at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Benmore Peak. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Twizel wx
19 km N
519m alt.
37 minutes ago
20.2° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
Wind obs. (10.8 kph from 41 degs) was rejected
.
10.0 km
Tara Hills Aws
20 km SSW
485m alt.
1 hour ago
15.8° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
Tarras
76 km SSW
240m alt.
44 minutes ago
20.0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 43).
Wanaka
82 km SW
315m alt.
1 hour ago
18.3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 283).
Glenwood Timaru wx
89 km E
55m alt.
45 minutes ago
16.1° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 278).
10.0 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Benmore Peak and within an acceptable time window.