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Mount Faraday Weather Forecast

Paparoa Range · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
400
350
300
500
800
550
350
350
350
350
700
550
400
500
500
km/h
15
WSW
25
W
35
NW
65
NNW
80
NNW
30
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
35
WSW
55
WNW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
55
W
50
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
5
2
2
2
2
1
 mm
—
0.7
0.7
1
62
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
4
5
5
8
1
0
0
1
0
2
-1
-2
2
1
1
0
min °C
5
4
4
4
4
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
1
1
-3
 chill °C
1
0
-3
-4
-1
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-7
-7
-11
Freezing level m
3100
3450
3050
2600
3050
1650
1500
1350
1600
1250
1600
1300
1250
1350
1650
1700
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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Mount Faraday Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Faraday is: Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
Charleston
19 km WNW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
23 km N
63m alt.
48 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Ratanui
26 km SSW
20m alt.
45 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
32 km N
3m alt.
48 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10 km
33 km NW
46m alt.
48 minutes ago
No weather report.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
40 km S
67m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
46 km SSE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Ngakawau
54 km NNE
1m alt.
46 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Maruia
56 km ESE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 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.