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– Lat/Long: 42.04° S 171.58° E

Mount Faraday
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Thu morning).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
 km/h
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
35
NNW
30
W
15
WSW
15
NW
25
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
65
NW
65
NW
45
WNW
 cm 
2
2
2
6
 mm 
0.1
1.9
33
1.8
0.2
0.7
1.8
2
2
6
11
8
max°C
0
0
1
2
4
4
7
9
10
7
9
7
5
4
4
5
5
2
min°C
0
0
0
1
3
3
6
7
9
7
9
6
5
2
2
5
4
1
chill°C 
-7
-7
-6
-3
1
2
3
5
4
3
7
3
1
-5
-4
-2
-4
-6
Freezing level (m
1500
1500
1650
1900
2450
3050
3150
3000
3450
4000
4000
3550
2700
2350
1850
2300
2350
1750
Cloud base (m)
650
550
400
550
1650
7250
2350
700
300
300
650
400
350
350
850
300
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
9:09

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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
20 km
HokitikaAeroAws
89 km S
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
147 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
148 km SSE
287m alt.
24 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 50).
6
Springfield
152 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 11).
6
NelsonAeroAws
159 km ENE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10 km
Hororata
172 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 88).
0
174 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
Christchurch International Airport
178 km SSE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
179 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
20 km

* 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.