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– Lat/Long: 42.04° S 171.58° E

Mount Faraday
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
850
900
950
400
450
400
400
300
350
300
750
400
750
400
600
750
700
km/h
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
40
SW
25
WSW
10
N
20
SE
20
SE
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
8
9
4
5
 mm
0.1
0.8
15
5
max °C
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
2
min °C
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
 chill °C
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-10
-12
-8
-6
-10
-10
-9
-11
-9
-4
Freezing level m
1800
1800
1850
1850
1750
1850
1900
1800
1300
1000
1100
1000
800
1000
450
800
1100
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22221331-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-22887889976443331342
Sunrise
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
7:48
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Faraday at the specific elevation of 1485 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Faraday. 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
Charleston
19 km WNW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km N
63m alt.
28 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ratanui
26 km SSW
20m alt.
28 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
32 km N
3m alt.
28 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
33 km NW
46m alt.
28 minutes ago
No weather report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Powerhouse Rd
34 km NNE
38m alt.
24 minutes ago
8° C
No weather report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
40 km S
67m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
46 km SSE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Ngakawau
54 km NNE
1m alt.
26 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Maruia
56 km ESE
378m alt.
38 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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.