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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
950
900
1450
1450
1450
1650
1450
1550
1450
950
950
1000
km/h
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
SSE
45
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
3
7
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
10
44
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
-3
-4
-6
-4
-3
0
3
4
4
min °C
2
2
4
3
2
0
-3
-3
-5
-7
-5
-3
-3
1
4
3
 chill °C
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-6
-3
-6
-14
-17
-13
-10
-9
-2
1
0
Freezing level m
3150
2750
2950
2650
2350
2200
1800
1550
1450
900
1000
1350
1300
2300
2650
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1010-2-3-5-8-9-9-8-6-4-200334421-2-3-5-7-5-3-2244789987443-212281081214151515141111958106151712
Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe is: Mild with heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
51 km N
2m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Intermittent moderate drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
4 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS
64 km SW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.