– Lat/Long: 40.95° S 175.28° E
Mount Hector Weather Forecast
Tararuas · New ZealandIssued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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3 Mount Hector Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMild with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 350 | 350 | 400 | 550 | 700 | 900 | 500 | 1900 | 450 | 850 | 550 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
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 cm | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
max °C | 5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
min °C | 4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
chill °C | -6 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -3 | -5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Freezing level m | 2750 | 950 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1550 | 1550 | 2100 | 2350 | 2300 | 2550 | 3000 | 3200 | 3500 | 3500 | 3600 | 3700 | 3750 |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
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Mount Hector Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Hector is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).
Mount Hector Weather (Days 3-6):
Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.
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 | |||||
Mount Marua | |||||
Waimarie | |||||
Tongariro Street | |
* 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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