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Mount Princess Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
heavy snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
900
1700
2050
2400
850
850
800
800
800
1650
2500
800
km/h
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
12
 mm
1.4
0.3
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
8
9
18
16
0.1
0.9
—
max °C
5
6
8
8
11
12
9
7
7
6
7
6
5
4
4
-3
min °C
4
5
7
7
9
11
6
7
7
6
7
6
2
1
1
-5
 chill °C
-1
2
6
6
8
10
3
4
4
2
2
2
-1
-2
1
-12
Freezing level m
2300
2400
2700
3000
3350
3400
3650
3600
3500
3000
2800
2650
2350
1800
2000
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2345796664430-2-2-756881012877676433-4891210141610101091110776-1
Sunrise
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6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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Mount Princess Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Princess is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Princess Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
8°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Lewis Pass
33 km SSW
869m alt.
33 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
38 km WSW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
39 km SSE
361m alt.
38 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
45 km SW
423m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
St Arnaud
45 km NNE
667m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Murchison
52 km WNW
158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
53 km N
359m alt.
33 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Upper Clarence
60 km E
488m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
60 km SSE
135m alt.
43 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).

* 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.