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– Lat/Long: 42.04° S 171.58° E

Mount Faraday
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
350
500
700
500
450
400
350
300
300
500
600
700
350
650
750
km/h
60
NW
70
W
70
W
60
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
40
W
60
NW
65
NW
15
NNE
20
E
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
N
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
 mm
23
6
14
42
35
2
0.2
0.1
max °C
5
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
6
5
3
2
2
1
2
2
min °C
5
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
5
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
-1
-12
-12
-12
-9
-8
-6
-6
-2
-1
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2200
1500
1350
1250
1400
1550
1650
1850
2400
2350
2050
1900
2000
1800
1900
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5-1-2-2-112364222122107667889119777897
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

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
lightning 43km NNE of Greymouth
16 km S
980m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Charleston
19 km WNW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
23 km N
63m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Ratanui
26 km SSW
20m alt.
56 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
32 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
2 km
33 km NW
46m alt.
50 minutes ago
No weather report.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 0).
Powerhouse Rd
34 km NNE
38m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
No weather report.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
lightning 31km E of Westport
35 km ENE
71m alt.
45 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Nelson Creek
40 km S
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 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.