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– Lat/Long: 42.18° S 172.69° E

Mount Princess
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
850
950
900
850
850
950
850
850
850
850
850
800
1700
1450
1400
1800
800
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
40
WNW
5
WNW
20
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
5
3
 mm
0.5
0.1
1.5
0.7
1.9
0.1
0.2
15
0.1
max °C
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
-1
min °C
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
-3
 chill °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-7
Freezing level m
1650
1900
1700
1750
2050
2000
2300
1850
2100
2000
2050
2200
1950
2000
1700
1850
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00

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Mount Princess Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Princess is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Princess Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Princess at the specific elevation of 1600 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Princess. 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
Pudding Hill
32 km E
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Lewis Pass
33 km SSW
869m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Maruia
38 km WSW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
39 km SSE
361m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
St Arnaud
43 km NNE
629m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
45 km SW
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Murchison
52 km WNW
158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
53 km N
359m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Upper Clarence
60 km E
488m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiau Weather
60 km SSE
135m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).

* 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.