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Mount Murchison Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
800
2550
1400
1400
1950
750
750
1500
800
800
1650
850
850
1900
1550
900
850
km/h
35
W
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
23
5
2
4
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-1
-1
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
0
1
1
1
min °C
-3
-4
-5
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
0
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-11
-12
-14
-10
-10
-12
-14
-16
-16
-13
-13
-10
-8
-4
-5
-6
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1650
1650
1000
1400
1800
1500
1350
1300
1100
1250
1500
950
1250
2100
1400
1500
2350
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-3-3-4-7-9-8-7-7-6-4-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-5-2-2-2-5-6-6-4-4-5-20-1110640434321331463566
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
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 increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri 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
17 km ENE
737m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Cass
31 km E
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
34 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
46 km WNW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10 km
46 km WNW
2m alt.
57 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 225).
47 km W
66m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
50 km SE
541m alt.
57 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
51 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Whitecliffs
67 km SE
270m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
68 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 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.