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Earnslaw Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
1300
1350
1400
800
850
1550
800
800
1600
850
900
1650
1700
1650
km/h
65
WNW
65
WNW
85
WNW
70
WSW
90
SSW
60
SW
50
W
85
WNW
115
NW
35
WNW
50
WSW
75
W
35
SSW
55
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
31
17
8
18
3
18
2
14
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-12
-4
-2
-1
-4
-3
-5
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
min °C
-6
-6
-9
-15
-7
-2
-3
-4
-4
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-12
 chill °C
-17
-18
-23
-30
-20
-12
-13
-16
-17
-28
-27
-30
-30
-29
-24
-22
Freezing level m
1650
1450
1700
700
900
1350
1250
1400
1650
1500
900
1100
250
700
1200
550
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Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
6:37
6:38
6:39
6:42
6:43

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Earnslaw Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Earnslaw is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Earnslaw Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Earnslaw at the specific elevation of 2830 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.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
4 km
52 km SSE
359m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
QueenstownAeroAws
53 km SSE
357m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
20 km
Queenstown (ecowitt)
57 km SSE
335m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Allenby Park-38
60 km E
328m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
1077m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Hawea Flat
64 km E
292m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Lake Hawea
69 km E
362m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
Skydive Wanaka
72 km E
370m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Queensberry
76 km ESE
501m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 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.