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Earnslaw Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 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 -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod rain
rain showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1300
1350
1300
1350
1350
1500
850
850
900
900
850
850
850
850
850
900
km/h
50
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
NW
50
NNW
70
NNW
70
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
27
3
5
8
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
13
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
27
6
0.8
—
max °C
-2
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-1
0
-1
0
3
2
3
2
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
1
 chill °C
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-16
-10
-6
-6
-9
-11
-8
-4
-2
-4
Freezing level m
1650
1050
1100
900
1100
1100
0
1100
1700
1800
1750
1850
2250
2350
2400
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
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Earnslaw Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Earnslaw is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Earnslaw Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Earnslaw at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Earnslaw. 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
39 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
4 km
39 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
4 km
52 km SSE
359m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
QueenstownAeroAws
53 km SSE
357m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
20 km
Queenstown (ecowitt)
57 km SSE
335m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
60 km SE
1077m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
No weather report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Allenby Park-38
60 km E
328m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Hawea Flat
64 km E
292m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Lake Hawea
69 km E
362m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
Skydive Wanaka
72 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.