Benmore Peak
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Days 0-3 Benmore Peak Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Benmore Peak Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
moderate rain
moderate rain
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
Wind km/h
5 NNW5
5 WNW5
5 NW5
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
20 WNW20
10 NNE10
10 SE10
15 SSE15
5 SSW5
15 NW15
40 WNW40
40 WNW40
45 W45
45 W45
20 W20
10 W10
10 W10
clear clear clear clear clear some clouds rain shwrs mod. rain mod. rain some clouds clear some clouds clear some clouds snow shwrs some clouds clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - 7 6 9 - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
High °C
10 14 17 14 13 13 9 5 2 2 5 7 5 5 4 0 4 6
Low °C
9 11 17 9 10 12 5 3 2 -1 1 6 3 4 2 -1 1 6
Chill °C
10 14 17 13 12 11 8 3 -2 -1 1 2 -1 -1 -2 -6 1 4
Freezing level m
2200 2500 2700 2700 2400 2100 1600 1150 800 550 750 1350 1250 1050 1000 400 650 1200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
246531-1-6-8-9-6-4-4-7-8-8-6-45698542-3-5-6-3-1-1-4-4-6-4-271013118851-1-213210-3-12101417141313952257554046
Sunrise
- 6:28 - - 6:26 - - 6:24 - - 6:22 - - 6:20 - - 6:20 -
Sunset
- - 6:36 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:38 - - 6:39 - - 6:42

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Benmore Peak at the specific elevation of 500 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
TaraHillsAws
20 km SSW
485m alt.
2 hours ago
4.3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
Wanaka
82 km SW
315m alt.
1 hour ago
4.9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
Omakau
84 km S
320m alt.
42 minutes ago
3.0° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
Timaru- Glenwood
89 km E
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
9.2° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Timaru Airport
91 km E
26m alt.
2 hours ago
7.5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
10 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.