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Earnslaw Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
1950
1450
800
800
1300
1350
1300
800
800
800
850
850
1750
950
850
850
850
km/h
20
WSW
15
W
50
WNW
70
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
50
W
70
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
60
WNW
95
NW
100
NW
100
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
30
40
3
7
10
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-11
-8
-8
-7
-6
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-14
-12
-9
-8
-8
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
 chill °C
-23
-20
-20
-21
-22
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-24
-21
-16
-12
-16
-18
-18
-16
Freezing level m
1300
1550
700
1150
1250
1600
1100
1150
900
1150
1300
850
1350
2050
1800
1700
1950
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-9-8-8-10-13-13-12-12-11-8-6-4-5-5-5-4-6-5-6-4-3-5-7-7-7-6-5-4-20-1-10234-223211-1120474478
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:25
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Earnslaw Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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
11°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
20 km
52 km SSE
359m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
QueenstownAeroAws
53 km SSE
357m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
20 km
Queenstown (ecowitt)
57 km SSE
335m alt.
38 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
60 km SE
1077m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
Allenby Park-38
60 km E
328m alt.
41 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Hawea Flat
64 km E
292m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Lake Hawea
69 km E
362m alt.
39 minutes ago
No weather report.
Skydive Wanaka
72 km E
370m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 135).
Queensberry
76 km ESE
501m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).

* 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.