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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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
950
900
1450
1450
1450
1650
1450
1550
1450
950
950
1000
km/h
40
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
20
NW
10
NNE
25
SSE
80
SE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
5
23
3
1
2
4
10
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
0
0
min °C
0
0
1
0
-2
-3
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-13
-22
-22
-18
-15
-14
-8
-5
-6
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe at the specific elevation of 2650 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.
29 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km NE
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
51 km N
2m alt.
32 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
4 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
30 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
32 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 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.