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Mount Murchison Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
800
750
1450
800
750
800
850
850
900
950
900
950
850
850
850
850
km/h
45
NW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
75
NW
60
NW
50
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
24
4
2
2
9
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
11
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
53
42
max °C
-1
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
0
0
-1
2
3
4
4
min °C
-3
-5
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
0
2
4
4
 chill °C
-12
-14
-16
-17
-13
-8
-10
-9
-5
-4
-6
-9
-9
-6
-3
-2
Freezing level m
1400
1400
1250
950
1200
1400
1000
1150
1650
1400
1650
1850
2100
2400
2600
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-8-9-9-7-7-8-6-3-2-1-2-1111-2-5-6-7-5-5-6-4-1-10-11344332023024355791010
Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
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—
8:19
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Mount Murchison Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Murchison is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Murchison at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Murchison. 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
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
13 km NW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
17 km ENE
737m alt.
34 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
31 km E
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
34 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
46 km WNW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
4 km
46 km WNW
2m alt.
34 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
47 km W
66m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
50 km SE
541m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
51 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Whitecliffs
67 km SE
270m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.