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– Lat/Long: 42.04° S 171.58° E

Mount Faraday
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
mod rain
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
15
W
5
N
35
N
30
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
 cm 
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
6
 mm 
0.1
3
0.7
0.1
0.6
6
2
7
8
6
max°C
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
7
8
10
10
10
7
5
3
4
4
3
2
min°C
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
5
8
8
9
8
6
5
2
2
3
2
1
chill°C 
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
1
0
2
7
5
6
6
3
0
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1500
1500
1500
1650
1900
2500
2800
2800
3200
3550
3550
3950
3550
2450
2050
1800
2100
2000
1650
Cloud base (m)
600
550
450
400
700
1600
5850
2050
1550
450
350
450
550
300
350
650
350
300
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
100124368910975334327887101281214131616121210101098
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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Faraday Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
WestportAeroAws
33 km N
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
10° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
20 km
HokitikaAeroAws
89 km S
40m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
rain showers
Violent rain showers.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
4 km
Springfield Ridge
147 km S
830m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
148 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 301).
16
Springfield
152 km S
375m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.
NelsonAeroAws
159 km ENE
6m alt.
56 minutes ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
20 km
Hororata
172 km SSE
172m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
174 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
10
Christchurch International Airport
178 km SSE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ChristchurchAeroAws
179 km SSE
36m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 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.