Hikurangi weather
– Lat/Long: 37.92° S 178.06° E

Hikurangi Weather Forecast

Raukumara Range · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
650
550
850
500
600
600
550
550
600
600
700
750
950
650
km/h
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
55
NW
65
NW
80
NNW
65
WNW
35
SW
55
SSW
75
S
65
S
55
S
45
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.2
—
—
0.7
4
18
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
7
7
7
5
5
1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
3
min °C
7
7
7
6
5
5
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
2
 chill °C
2
2
2
0
-2
-3
-10
-12
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3250
3200
3250
3300
2700
2650
1450
1350
1250
950
1250
1450
1350
1400
1850
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:24
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6:22
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—
6:20
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—
6:20
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6:18
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Sunset
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—
7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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Hikurangi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hikurangi is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Hikurangi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hikurangi at the specific elevation of 1754 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hikurangi. 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
Poroporo
31 km ENE
149m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Waihau Bay
36 km NW
35m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Hicks Bay
46 km NNE
240m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
Tolaga Bay Area School
54 km SSE
4m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Opotiki
64 km WSW
57m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
72 km SSW
726m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pouawa
76 km S
223m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
Gisborne Airport
81 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
20 km
81 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
20 km
94 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.

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