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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
8900
1900
1600
1700
950
900
1450
1450
1450
1700
1500
km/h
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
5
W
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
45
WNW
55
W
35
W
40
W
65
WNW
85
WNW
95
NW
100
WNW
65
WNW
40
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
8
38
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
3
5
5
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
-9
-10
-4
min °C
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
1
-1
1
1
-6
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-4
-2
-2
3
0
-2
-3
-5
-8
-4
-7
-11
-9
-9
-18
-22
-21
-18
Freezing level m
3250
3200
3150
3500
3500
3650
3450
3150
2850
3300
3300
2850
2950
2800
2900
1450
1400
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22355432122111-3-10-10-7345775552443442-5-5-489912138101058871010833115151419191417171115151416161510107
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitcombe is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
51 km N
2m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS
64 km SW
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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.