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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am 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 (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds 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 Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near 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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1900
1500
1450
1750
1450
1450
1550
1500
1450
1450
1500
950
1700
1550
950
1700
950
km/h
30
W
20
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
20
W
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
30
3
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-1
1
-1
0
0
0
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-5
-3
0
-1
0
0
0
 chill °C
-13
-11
-14
-10
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-8
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1550
1450
950
1350
1600
1550
1350
1300
950
1400
1550
1300
1350
2150
1400
1950
1950
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-5-5-6-10-11-10-8-7-7-5-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-5-2-3-3-5-6-6-4-3-5-21-100042-133322034146366611961010109971010711139131312
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe 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 (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

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

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Whitcombe. 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
36 km NW
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km NE
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
51 km N
2m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
34 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 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.