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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1450
1500
1450
1450
1600
950
2600
1000
1000
1750
1000
950
950
950
900
1400
km/h
30
W
40
WNW
40
NW
5
WNW
30
W
10
W
15
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
W
30
WNW
65
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
1
1
1
2
3
15
 mm
42
max °C
0
-1
0
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
4
min °C
0
-1
-4
-6
-5
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-6
-9
-9
-9
-13
-12
-15
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1300
1700
2000
1100
1400
800
800
1100
500
950
1200
1200
1400
1550
1500
1500
2000
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-3-6-10-10-13-14-13-10-9-8-8-7-7-6-4-2-20-1-2-6-5-8-9-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-3-21234422-2-11-21223434679101089577288810119101214
Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:35
6:36

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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat 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.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
49 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
51 km N
2m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
10 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
49 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
64 km SW
126m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).

* 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.