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– Lat/Long: 42.04° S 171.58° E

Mount Faraday
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 76mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
35
WSW
30
WNW
50
NW
80
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
N
15
NNE
10
SE
15
ENE
25
ESE
50
E
45
ENE
25
E
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
1
6
6
0.4
4
53
5
3
5
3
2
0.3
1.5
0.9
3
0.7
5
0.3
5
1.3
max °C
2
3
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
6
7
6
8
5
7
7
6
6
7
min °C
1
2
5
6
4
3
2
3
0
0
4
6
7
4
7
6
5
6
6
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-1
-5
-5
-2
0
2
-2
2
1
-1
1
1
1650
1900
2350
2550
2300
2100
1900
1900
1900
1850
2500
2400
2450
2400
2400
2400
2500
2450
2450
Cloud base (m)
700
400
350
300
350
500
600
350
350
350
1550
1550
800
600
1750
4400
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
6:00
5:58
5:57
5:54
5:53
5:52

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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: Heavy rain (total 76mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly near 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
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
20 km
HokitikaAeroAws
89 km S
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10 km
148 km SSE
287m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 313).
11
Springfield
152 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 162 degs) was rejected.
NelsonAeroAws
159 km ENE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
20 km
174 km SSE
150m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 356).
0
Christchurch International Airport
178 km SSE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
179 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
20 km
KaikouraAws
180 km ESE
108m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
20 km
184 km NNE
100m alt.
47 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (3 kph from 356 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.