Cecil Peak
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Top of Mt Ngauruhoe, Mount Ngauruhoe

Mount Ngauruhoe

 

Days 0-3 Cecil Peak Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Cecil Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
moderate snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
Wind km/h
35 NW35
20 NNW20
15 N15
10 NW10
15 WNW15
20 NW20
35 WNW35
30 SW30
40 SW40
35 SSE35
40 SSE40
40 SSE40
15 SSW15
5 ENE5
10 WSW10
15 NW15
15 NW15
20 NNW20
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 5 7 - - 1 3 13 21 6 1 8 4 - 1 - 3 -
High °C
2 1 2 3 4 1 -3 -7 -8 -6 -4 -5 -4 -2 -3 -2 -1 -1
Low °C
1 1 0 2 3 -2 -3 -9 -9 -7 -4 -6 -5 -3 -3 -3 -1 -2
Chill °C
-4 -4 -1 0 1 -2 -11 -16 -18 -16 -13 -14 -4 -4 -7 -7 -6 -7
Freezing level m
2500 2200 2150 2300 2450 1950 1550 1100 650 1000 1350 1200 1100 1600 1550 1500 1800 1600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
212341-3-7-8-6-4-5-4-2-3-2-1-14356751-3-5-2-1-1-1112217771011841-1132254665111091415118425656879108
Sunrise
6:05 - - 6:03 - - 6:03 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:00 - -
Sunset
- 8:54 - - 8:55 - - 8:58 - - 8:59 - - 9:00 - - 9:01 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Queenstown
14 km NE
358m alt.
2 hours ago
12.7° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
20 km
Wanaka
62 km NE
315m alt.
1 hour ago
16.4° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 319).
Tarras
64 km ENE
240m alt.
44 minutes ago
14.7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 123).
TaraHillsAws
119 km ENE
485m alt.
2 hours ago
12.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
Hannahs Clearing Haast wx
131 km N
10m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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 Cecil Peak and within an acceptable time window.