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Mount Murchison Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 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 morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
850
850
1900
750
750
1550
800
750
1500
850
850
1600
950
900
1500
850
km/h
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
45
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
20
WNW
35
NW
55
NW
70
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
29
4
2
2
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
0
0
0
1
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-5
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
-12
-10
-10
-12
-14
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-8
-4
-5
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1000
1350
1700
1400
1400
1300
1000
1400
1550
1150
1300
2000
1450
1500
1750
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
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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 morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe 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
17 km ENE
737m alt.
36 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Cass
31 km E
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
34 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
46 km WNW
40m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
20 km
46 km WNW
2m alt.
36 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
47 km W
66m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
50 km SE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
51 km N
104m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whitecliffs
67 km SE
270m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
68 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.