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Mount Murchison
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Mount Murchison Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

(Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
moderate snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
moderate rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
moderate rain
moderate snow
partially cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
50 NW50
30 NW30
25 NW25
20 NNW20
25 N25
15 NNE15
20 NE20
10 SE10
25 SSW25
10 WSW10
15 W15
35 WNW35
55 WNW55
60 WNW60
30 W30
20 SW20
10 WSW10
20 W20
mod. snow some clouds some clouds mod. rain heavy rain heavy rain mod. rain mod. snow some clouds rain shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - 8 16 18 8 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
10 - - - - - - 6 - - - - 1 20 - 2 - -
High °C
2 1 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 -1 -1 -1 2
Low °C
1 0 1 3 4 3 2 -1 0 2 0 1 0 -2 -1 -1 -2 1
Chill °C
-5 -6 -2 -2 0 0 -2 -2 -3 1 -1 -6 -7 -6 -8 -6 -5 -3
Freezing level m
2350 2150 2200 2500 2800 2950 3050 2700 1900 2300 2150 2500 2300 2300 1800 1850 1700 2350
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
0-1012221-1-1-1000-4-4-2121334432231112-1-1-12871091087591176586656
Sunrise
- - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50
Sunset
9:08 - - 9:09 - - 9:09 - - 9:10 - - 9:10 - - 9:12 - -

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Murchison is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Hokitika Aero (aut)
45 km WNW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
16.3° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10 km
Darfield
77 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 338).
Darfield
83 km SE
150m alt.
32 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 204).
Christchurch
105 km ESE
37m alt.
2 hours ago
22.6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
108 km ESE
34m alt.
46 minutes ago
22° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(19 kph at 290).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Murchison and within an acceptable time window.