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– Lat/Long: 42.18° S 172.69° E

Mount Princess
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
SW
 cm 
1
5
3
2
12
 mm 
0.2
6
5
max°C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
2
-2
-1
0
-2
min°C
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
1
3
0
-6
-3
-1
-3
chill°C 
-7
-10
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-4
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-7
-13
-7
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
1150
1200
750
1100
1250
800
1050
1400
1100
1250
2100
3050
2300
1950
1050
1000
1450
1050
Cloud base (m)
850
1850
1450
850
1500
850
900
900
850
850
850
1600
750
1300
1300
800
1450
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-7-6-6-5-3-2-1011-2-8-3-3-4-3-4-4-3-3-4-3-1-2-11231-4-2-1-300-101-212024464-102-1
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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Mount Princess Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Princess is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Princess Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Inwoods
70 km NNE
960m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 257).
78
KaikouraAws
87 km ESE
108m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
10 km
WestportAeroAws
104 km W
5m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
20 km
NelsonAeroAws
107 km NNE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
20 km
112 km NNE
50m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
3
120 km NE
50m alt.
33 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 12).
13
Takaka Hill Airstrip
129 km N
700m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 236).
87
130 km S
287m alt.
32 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 41).
21
CapeCampbellAws
141 km ENE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
Christchurch International Airport
143 km S
210m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km

* 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.