Earnslaw
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Heading to Hector on Neil Winchcombe Ridge, Mount Hector

Mount Hector

 

Days 0-3 Earnslaw Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 3-6 Earnslaw Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
Wind km/h
20 N20
30 N30
35 NNE35
20 NNW20
15 N15
10 N10
10 NNE10
10 W10
35 WNW35
20 W20
15 SSW15
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
15 S15
10 SW10
20 WSW20
25 W25
35 W35
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 6 8 1 3 3 11 5 1 4 3 - - - - 1 2
High °C
-3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2
Low °C
-4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -5 -5 -5 -9 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -3 -3
Chill °C
-10 -9 -11 -9 -9 -8 -7 -9 -13 -10 -10 -13 -10 -8 -8 -11 -10 -10
Freezing level m
1050 1650 1150 1250 1600 1200 1250 1450 750 800 1200 1100 1100 1350 850 1200 1500 1550
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-11-10-10-9-8-7-8-9-8-5-3-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-5-5-5-4-3-4-4-3-2341442330121220334
Sunrise
7:37 - - 7:35 - - 7:35 - - 7:33 - - 7:31 - - 7:30 - -
Sunset
- 6:01 - - 6:02 - - 6:04 - - 6:06 - - 6:07 - - 6:07 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Queenstown
52 km SSE
358m alt.
56 minutes ago
7.1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
20 km
Wanaka
58 km E
315m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1.1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
Cromwell-College
79 km SE
220m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4.1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Haast
96 km NNE
4m alt.
56 minutes ago
11.4° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
Omakau
109 km ESE
320m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3.5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Earnslaw and within an acceptable time window.