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

Mount Hector Weather Forecast

Tararuas · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
400
400
400
400
350
350
350
400
450
400
550
400
400
700
450
km/h
60
NW
75
NW
75
NW
75
WNW
95
NW
95
NW
90
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
40
SW
95
SSE
60
S
55
S
40
S
25
S
50
S
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.3
5
6
10
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
3
1
0
-3
-2
-4
-1
2
3
min °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
4
2
0
-3
-4
-3
-5
-3
0
3
 chill °C
0
2
2
2
1
1
-3
-6
-8
-15
-16
-13
-16
-11
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3650
3750
3800
3600
3150
3000
2800
2250
1750
1350
950
1200
900
1200
1550
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
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—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
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7:38
—
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7:39
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7:40
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Mount Hector Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hector is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Hector Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW 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.
24 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
17 km S
307m alt.
19 minutes ago
13°C
No weather report.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
18 km S
503m alt.
19 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
19 km S
24m alt.
24 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Featherston
19 km S
26m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Aitheria
19 km SSE
20m alt.
24 minutes ago
16°C
No weather report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Te Horo
19 km WNW
43m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
19 km SSE
22m alt.
29 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Settlement Road
20 km WNW
46m alt.
24 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
21 km W
9m alt.
19 minutes ago
14°C
Dry

* 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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