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Mount John (Tekapo) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
550
700
1450
750
550
600
600
650
850
km/h
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
15
8
0.4
0.3
1.4
11
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
13
9
10
8
5
3
1
2
4
3
9
11
9
13
15
14
min °C
8
9
9
5
4
2
-1
0
3
2
6
11
8
10
15
11
 chill °C
8
9
9
5
1
-1
-4
-3
1
2
6
11
8
10
15
10
Freezing level m
2700
2500
2300
1750
1350
1100
800
750
1100
1100
2200
2450
2500
2500
2800
3050
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Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
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Mount John (Tekapo) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount John (Tekapo) is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount John (Tekapo) Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount John (Tekapo) at the specific elevation of 700 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount John (Tekapo). 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
9 km SSW
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
14 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
25 km ESE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
28 km W
542m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 135).
36 km WNW
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
Clayton
38 km ENE
937m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
39 km SSW
468m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km SSW
455m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
Geraldine Forst
52 km ESE
677m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Howell Heights
53 km SE
230m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).

* 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.