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– Lat/Long: 42.77° S 171.78° E

Townsend Hut
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Tue night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
 km/h
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
 cm 
2
4
7
1
1
 mm 
1.9
0.1
0.5
0.4
1.1
0.9
max°C
0
1
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
min°C
0
0
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
3
2
-1
0
1
1
3
3
2
chill°C 
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
1
1
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
0
-1
Freezing level (m
1150
1250
1700
1300
1050
600
750
950
800
1650
1700
1100
1200
1300
1300
1700
1900
1700
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
500
500
550
550
550
600
550
800
550
550
550
550
550
700
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20

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Townsend Hut Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Townsend Hut is: Drizzle, on Tue night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Townsend Hut Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Townsend Hut at the specific elevation of 1140 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Townsend Hut. 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
64 km S
830m alt.
35 minutes ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
65 km WSW
40m alt.
35 minutes ago
7° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
10 km
67 km SSE
287m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10
Springfield
69 km S
375m alt.
35 minutes ago
10° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 5).
17
Hororata
88 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
91 km SSE
150m alt.
25 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
Christchurch International Airport
99 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
100 km SE
36m alt.
35 minutes ago
2° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
110 km SSE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
112 km SE
12m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 35).
14

* 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.