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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1450
1550
1500
1450
1500
1500
950
1500
1000
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
km/h
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
—
9
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
6
7
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
38
18
6
11
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
4
4
3
 chill °C
-14
-15
-16
-12
-10
-10
-9
-4
-5
-8
-9
-10
-6
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1350
1250
900
1150
1350
850
1200
1700
1300
1500
1750
1900
2200
2300
2500
2700
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-10-10-9-9-6-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-1001-5-6-7-5-4-6-3-1-1-1-1012444422-122-12535567891010109868969128111113131416161616
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
48 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km NE
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
51 km N
2m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (15 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.