Mount Hector
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

 

Days 0-3 Mount Hector Weather Summary:

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Mount Hector Weather Summary:

Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Hector Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
Wind km/h
65 WNW65
70 WNW70
70 NW70
50 WNW50
50 WNW50
15 WSW15
45 SSE45
25 SSE25
20 SW20
35 W35
35 WNW35
40 NNW40
75 NNW75
75 NNW75
75 NW75
65 NW65
70 NW70
75 NW75
65 WNW65
60 W60
60 W60
45 WNW45
10 WSW10
45 SSE45
60 SSE60
40 SSE40
35 SSE35
clear rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds clear snow shwrs mod. snow some clouds clear clear some clouds clear light rain snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs clear some clouds light snow light snow some clouds snow shwrs clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 6 - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - 3 7 - - - - - - 2 6 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 -
High °C
3 3 3 2 1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4 -4 -4
Low °C
2 3 2 1 1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -3 -4 -4 -5
Chill °C
-5 -5 -5 -6 -7 -7 -11 -8 -8 -8 -6 -6 -5 -5 -8 -9 -8 -10 -9 -7 -10 -9 -4 -9 -14 -13 -12
Freezing level m
2600 2200 1950 1800 1650 1600 1250 1250 1150 1350 1400 1700 2100 1950 1550 1600 1600 1550 1550 1600 1250 1350 1450 1400 1000 1000 650
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
7:07 - - 7:07 - - 7:05 - - 7:03 - - 7:03 - - 7:01 - - 7:00 - - 6:58 - - 6:56 - -
Sunset
- 5:37 - - 5:38 - - 5:39 - - 5:40 - - 5:42 - - 5:43 - - 5:44 - - 5:45 - - 5:45 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hector at the specific elevation of 1529 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Hector. 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Carterton- Western Hills
17 km ESE
143m alt.
49 minutes ago
13.8° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 312).
Featherston
19 km SSE
46m alt.
34 minutes ago
14.6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
Peka Peka Kapiti Coast wx
20 km WNW
65m alt.
49 minutes ago
11.3° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
10.0 km
Te Horo- Settlement Road
20 km WNW
0m alt.
32 minutes ago
13.8° C
moderate rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 347).
Ross's at Nikau Valley
21 km W
60m alt.
3 hours ago
15.9° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 317).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Hector and within an acceptable time window.

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