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Mount Whitcombe Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
950
950
950
950
950
950
1550
2450
1500
1450
1450
1550
1550
1550
2000
1650
2500
1600
km/h
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
45
NW
5
ESE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
3
4
2
3
3
—
—
4
2
5
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
0
-1
-4
-2
-2
-3
Freezing level m
2450
2450
2500
2650
2500
2500
2900
2700
2950
3050
2750
2650
2850
2900
3100
3100
3000
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-10-1-11022111222212233335555546545649899991112111111101212911129151515161515181817171716191816181915
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
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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 morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Whitcombe Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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.
58 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
40 km ESE
425m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km NE
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Whataroa
48 km WSW
64m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Hakatere
48 km SSE
635m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
51 km N
2m alt.
53 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
56 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
20 km
Franz - Greens Rd
60 km SW
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
61 km ENE
737m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Mount Somers
63 km SE
443m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.