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– Lat/Long: 43.22° S 170.91° E

Mount Whitcombe
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6am Sun 17 Jan Local Time
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Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Tue morning).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

(Days 10-12):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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Wind km/h
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35 W35
40 WNW40
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
7 12 16 2 23 3 24 23 37 19 2 2 - - - - - - 12 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
0 -2 -4 -6 -4 -3 0 -7 -8 -7 -7 -5 -3 -1 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 2 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 5 5
Low °C
-2 -3 -8 -7 -4 -4 0 -7 -10 -7 -7 -6 -4 -1 0 -1 0 -2 0 2 3 1 1 -2 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 2
Chill °C
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Freezing level m
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Sunrise
6:16 - - 6:18 - - 6:18 - - 6:20 - - 6:22 - - 6:22 - - 6:24 - - 6:26 - - 6:26 - - 6:28 - - 6:30 - - 6:31 - -
Sunset
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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 afternoonTemperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning)Mainly severe gales.

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Ross
36 km NW
66m alt.
50 minutes ago
15.7° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Hokitika South
51 km N
2m alt.
43 minutes ago
16.4° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
HokitikaAero(aut)
57 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14.7° C
rain showers
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
4000 km
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
61 km ENE
737m alt.
43 minutes ago
12.8° C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS
64 km SW
126m alt.
43 minutes ago
15.0° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).

* 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.