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– Lat/Long: 43.01° S 171.38° E

Mount Murchison
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Fri 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 105mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
rain showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
WNW
50
NW
60
NW
45
NNW
40
NW
45
WNW
25
WSW
40
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
75
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
100
NW
 cm 
2
9
24
1
11
14
27
2
1
1
6
 mm 
34
0.5
27
max°C
0
0
1
0
0
-5
-2
-1
0
0
3
-1
-2
-1
0
2
5
min°C
0
-1
0
-1
-5
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
2
3
chill°C 
-6
-9
-8
-8
-14
-16
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
-6
-5
Freezing level (m
2700
1400
2250
2100
1850
1200
1350
1100
1300
1900
2450
1800
1600
1400
1750
3350
3300
Cloud base (m)
900
850
800
800
850
850
1550
850
850
800
750
1400
800
800
800
800
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-1-2-5-8-3-2-1-2-2-5-5-3-1220-11-1-3-6-3-2-1-11-2-2-2024435642213475434510
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:33
Sunset
7:59
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05

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Mount Murchison Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Murchison is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 105mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
46 km WNW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
53 km SE
830m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
60 km SE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 357).
37
74 km ESE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 322).
39
Hororata
80 km SE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
83 km SE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 323).
19
ChristchurchAeroAws
108 km ESE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
108 km ESE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Lincoln Broadfield
112 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
120 km ESE
12m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 83).
29

* 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.