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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1450
1600
1450
1500
1550
1450
1450
1500
1500
950
950
1000
950
950
950
950
950
950
km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
36
2
2
5
6
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
8
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
24
54
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
0
-1
1
3
3
4
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
2
2
3
 chill °C
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-14
-10
-10
-7
-4
-8
-8
-9
-10
-5
-5
-3
Freezing level m
1250
1500
1400
1350
1250
1000
1300
1400
1150
1300
1750
1350
1450
1750
1950
2300
2400
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-11-11-10-9-8-8-6-3-2-2-4-4-2-2-1-3-3-3-5-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-2-1-103343332203313524569999109987910710128111113151616
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat morning). 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.
32 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
51 km N
2m alt.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
20 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
61 km ENE
737m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
64 km SW
126m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 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.