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Mount Faraday Weather Forecast

Paparoa Range · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
500
650
650
600
6800
300
300
300
400
400
700
350
750
500
750
850
600
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
45
WNW
45
W
75
WSW
70
SW
40
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
55
NW
45
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
12
1
5
2
1
2
2
1
 mm
9
4
5
max °C
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
-4
-2
-1
0
1
4
-3
-2
-4
min °C
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
-2
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
-7
-6
-3
-5
-5
-16
-15
-12
-5
-6
-4
-11
-12
-14
-16
Freezing level m
1650
1550
1550
1350
1850
1950
1950
1900
1250
950
1100
1250
1350
2150
2400
1150
1200
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10001233-1-4-3-1011-3-3-5774776896455787662
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29

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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
23 km N
63m alt.
41 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Ratanui
26 km SSW
20m alt.
50 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
32 km N
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
2 km
33 km NW
46m alt.
41 minutes ago
No weather report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
40 km S
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
46 km SSE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Ngakawau
54 km NNE
1m alt.
48 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Maruia
56 km ESE
378m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.

* 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.