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Mount Murchison Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 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 decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 132mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
800
1650
750
750
1500
1350
800
1350
850
850
900
950
850
1600
850
850
850
850
km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
65
NW
55
NW
55
NW
30
NNW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
25
5
2
1
8
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
13
6
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
32
89
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
0
2
3
3
 chill °C
-10
-10
-12
-14
-16
-15
-12
-10
-9
-9
-5
-4
-7
-10
-9
-6
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1350
1750
1450
1350
1250
1000
1200
1350
1050
1250
1800
1500
1900
1950
2050
2300
2400
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-8-9-9-7-7-7-5-2-10-3-2-111-2-2-2-5-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-10-11334333320221353557999
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
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 morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Murchison Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 132mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW 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
17 km ENE
737m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Cass
31 km E
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
34 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
46 km WNW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10 km
46 km WNW
2m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
47 km W
66m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
50 km SE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
51 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Whitecliffs
67 km SE
270m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
68 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 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.