Mount Hector weather
– Lat/Long: 40.95° S 175.28° E

Mount Hector Weather Forecast

Tararuas · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
350
350
350
400
400
450
450
500
400
450
700
500
600
km/h
75
NW
75
NW
75
WNW
95
NW
90
WNW
85
NNW
65
NW
45
NW
40
SW
85
SSE
80
S
65
S
45
S
30
S
55
S
35
S
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
22
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
0.4
1.1
3
5
7
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
9
9
8
7
2
0
0
-3
-5
-3
-1
2
2
2
4
6
min °C
8
8
8
8
7
5
1
0
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
0
1
2
3
4
 chill °C
2
2
1
1
0
-3
-7
-8
-16
-16
-17
-17
-12
-6
-7
-4
-1
0
Freezing level m
3700
3750
3700
3250
3000
2650
2350
1550
1350
1000
950
900
1200
1500
2100
1900
2250
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
89998620-2-4-5-4-212245111111111195310-1-1254686181816171615121288771013714168
Sunrise
6:33
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—
6:31
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—
6:31
—
—
6:28
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—
6:28
—
—
6:26
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Sunset
—
7:36
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—
7:37
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7:38
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—
7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Mount Hector Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hector is: Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Hector Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
17 km ESE
132m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
17 km S
307m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
No weather report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
18 km S
503m alt.
55 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (61 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Te Horo
19 km WNW
43m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Settlement Road
20 km WNW
46m alt.
55 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
21 km W
9m alt.
55 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Birchville- Upper Hutt
21 km SSW
74m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waimarie
22 km SSE
9m alt.
51 minutes ago
19°C
No weather report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Tongariro Street
23 km WSW
19m alt.
54 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Olliver Grove- Waikanae Beach
23 km W
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).

* 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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