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Mount Faraday Weather Forecast

Paparoa Range · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
350
350
350
600
500
400
550
400
400
500
500
600
850
550
550
8850
8700
km/h
35
W
40
NW
35
WNW
60
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
9
2
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.7
22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
5
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
6
6
min °C
2
3
3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
3
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-14
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
-3
Freezing level m
1900
2200
2150
1300
1050
1050
1250
1250
1350
1400
2100
2300
1950
3050
3250
3300
3350
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km N
63m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ratanui
26 km SSW
20m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
32 km N
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
20 km
33 km NW
46m alt.
41 minutes ago
No weather report.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Nelson Creek
40 km S
67m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
46 km SSE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Ngakawau
54 km NNE
1m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Maruia
56 km ESE
378m alt.
51 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.