– Lat/Long: 40.95° S 175.28° E
Mount Hector Weather Forecast
Tararuas · New ZealandIssued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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3 Mount Hector Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | |  | |
clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | |
Cloud base (m) | 550 | 450 | 400 | 350 | 400 | 1650 | 750 | 350 | 450 | 400 | 850 | 900 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 450 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
max °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
chill °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -13 | -10 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Freezing level m | 1850 | 2050 | 3000 | 2350 | 1850 | 1400 | 1400 | 1650 | 1050 | 1100 | 1450 | 2250 | 3150 | 3600 | 3650 | 3550 | 3550 | 3400 |
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
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Mount Hector Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Hector is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).
Mount Hector Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Te Horo | |||||
Settlement Road | |||||
Birchville- Upper Hutt |  | ||||
Waimarie | |||||
Tongariro Street | |||||
Olliver Grove- Waikanae Beach |
* 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.
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