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Cecil Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
500
1550
1650
650
500
1450
850
2100
1950
1950
800
900
600
600
700
650
km/h
70
NW
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WNW
45
NW
80
NW
95
NW
40
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
11
2
2
4
3
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
3
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
min °C
-3
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-5
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
0
 chill °C
-13
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-12
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1350
1250
1100
1200
850
1100
1000
600
1100
2050
2150
2250
2250
2400
2600
2200
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-7-8-7-8-7-411112311-1-2-3-3-4-3-5-5-2333356332222-11-1-23747689655555354171161010111298
Sunrise
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
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Cecil Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cecil Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Cecil Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Cecil Peak at the specific elevation of 1978 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Cecil 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Queenstown (ecowitt)
11 km ENE
335m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
QueenstownAeroAws
13 km NE
357m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
20 km
16 km NE
359m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
28 km ENE
1077m alt.
57 minutes ago
3°C
No weather report.
Garston
42 km S
390m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
ICROMW14
50 km ENE
232m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
55 km S
1237m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 315).
Butchers Dam
60 km ESE
537m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
60 km ESE
220m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Bendigo Ridge
60 km ENE
445m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
No weather report.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).

* 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.