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This web page is updated automatically from a automatic weather station located in Arthur's Pass Village hourly (Click Here to see more detail about the weather station). Graphs are available which show the data at 30 minute intervals over the past 72 hours.
| (Updated on 9/2/10 at 18:00hrs NZST) Refresh Page |
| Station |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Elevation |
| Arthur's Pass |
42º 56' 30" S |
171º 33' 50" E |
730m |
Today's Weather Data (from midnight to 18:00hrs NZST) About the Weather Station & it's data - Click here |
| Almanac |
Temperature |
Humidity |
Barometer |
Windspeed & Direction |
Sunrise 6:45hrs Sunset 20:46hrs
Moonrise 2:39hrs Moonset 18:32hrs |
16.1ºC
Falling
(Graph)Rate -1.20ºC/hr Low 12.8ºC High 20.7ºC |
71%
Rising
(Graph)Rate 3.8%/hr Low 55% High 100% |
1013.4mb Falling (Graph)Rate -0.12mb/hr Low 1013.4mb High 1019.5mb |
17.7km/h (Graph) W (Graph) |
Moon Phase
 More Info |
Dew Point |
Cloud Base |
Windchill |
Wind Gust |
10.8ºC (Graph)Rate -0.30ºC/hr |
1393m ASL
This is an estimate of cumulus cloud base! |
15.2ºC (Graph) Calculator |
Hour Max 17.7km/h Day Max 66.0km/h at 12:53hrs (Graph)
Year Max 109.4km/h |
| Conditions at Elevation (Estimated) |
Precipitation |
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Today 9/2/10
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Height (m)ASL |
Temperature Range |
Wind Speeds |
Weather |
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600m | 13.6ºC to 21.5ºC (Now 16.9ºC) |
18km/hr High Gust 66km/hr | |
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1000m | 11ºC to 18.9ºC (Now 14.3ºC) |
40km/hr High Gust 130+km/hr | |
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1400m | 8.4ºC to 16.3ºC (Now 11.7ºC) |
51km/hr High Gust 150+km/hr | Fog. |
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1800m | 5.9ºC to 13.8ºC (Now 9.2ºC) |
57km/hr High Gust 170+km/hr | Fog. |
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2200m | 3.2ºC to 11.1ºC (Now 6.5ºC) |
62km/hr High Gust 200+km/hr | Fog. |
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Freezing Level Range | 2699m to 3915m |
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Daily 0.00mm Last Hour 0.00mm Current Rate 0.0mm/hr
(Graph)
24hr Rain 0 mm
Annual 561.09mm
SNOW MODEL (1800m)
Goldney Ridge (Mt Rolleston) 1800m
Alt. Temp: 9.75ºC
Alt. Wind Chill: 5.9ºC
Remnant ice/snow present only.
For all weather cycle data Click Here.
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| Webcam | Computed Forecast |

The above image represents a view looking north from Arthur's Pass Village towards Arthur's Pass proper (920m) with ridges running west (left) towards Avalanche Peak (Scott's) and Mt Rolleston (Rome & Goldney). Treeline is at about 1500m. The image is updated hourly between 06:00hrs to 18:30hrs NZST (add 1 hour for DST). |
12 hour forward prediction for... 07:00hrs on Wednesday 10/02/10
 Increasing clouds with little temperature change.
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| Other Rain Guages - (Provided by Environment Canterbury) |
| Rain Guage | Date (NZ Std Time) | Intensity mm/h | Rainfall Today (09/02) | Rainfall (08/02) | Rainfall (07/02) | Rainfall (06/02) | Rainfall (05/02) | Rainfall (04/02) | Rainfall (03/02) | Rainfall (02/02) | Rainfall Total | | Carrington Hut | 09-Feb 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craigieburn - Grasmere | 09-Feb 04:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waimak Esk | 09-Feb 18:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mt Cheeseman Skifield | 09-Feb 04:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Mile Bush - Korowai/Torlesse | 09-Feb 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| PREVIOUS STORM CYCLE DATA |
| Period Start | Period End | Duration (hrs) | Rainfall (mm) | 1800m Snowfall (cm) |
Low Temp (ºC) | High Temp (ºC) | Wind Gust High (kmph) | Dominant Wind Direction | Barometer Low (mb) | Rain Rate High (mm/hr) |
Rain Rate High Time |
| 22/01/10 14:00 | 23/01/10 10:00 | 20 | 16.01 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 19.9 | 30.6 | South | 993.5 | 7.4 | 21:17hrs 20/01/10 |
| 18/01/10 13:00 | 18/01/10 21:00 | 8 | 2.54 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 51.5 | North | 1007.6 | 1.5 | 13:19hrs 18/01/10 |
| 09/01/10 23:00 | 12/01/10 06:00 | 55 | 122.93 | 22.8 | 3.6 | 17.3 | 96.5 | West | 994.0 | 22.6 | 9:37hrs 10/01/10 |
| 06/01/10 16:00 | 08/01/10 08:00 | 40 | 187.45 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 101.4 | West | 1002.4 | 41.4 | 12:59hrs 07/01/10 |
| 04/01/10 09:00 | 04/01/10 16:00 | 7 | 5.34 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 10.3 | 0.0 | North | 998.5 | 2.8 | 9:53hrs 04/01/10 |
| 03/01/10 02:00 | 04/01/10 03:00 | 25 | 135.38 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 15.3 | 94.9 | North | 993.3 | 33.0 | 14:38hrs 03/01/10 |
| 01/01/10 22:00 | 02/01/10 12:00 | 14 | 89.92 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 20.2 | 82.1 | West | 1000.5 | 25.4 | 3:15hrs 02/01/10 |
| 30/12/09 18:00 | 31/12/09 00:00 | 6 | 2.79 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 9.7 | South | 1007.7 | 2.3 | 19:26hrs 30/12/09 |
For all weather cycle data Click Here.
| Arthur's Pass Fire Weather (Click Here for extended information) |
| Date | Temp ºC | Humid % | Wind km/hr | Rain mm | FFMC | DMC | DC | ISI | BUI | FWI | FFDC | SFDC | GFDC |
| 09/02/10 | 19.8 | 66 | 1.6 | 0.00 | 86.1 | 55 | 191 | 2.6 | 64 | 8.9 | MD | EX | MD |
| Annual Weather Records |
| Parameter |
Max |
Max Date |
Min |
Min Date |
Average |
Wind Speed (kmph) |
109.4 |
1/1/10 |
0.0 |
1/1/10 |
9.9 |
Wind Gust (kmph) |
109.4 |
1/1/10 |
0.0 |
2/1/10 |
14.6 |
Wind Chill (ºC) |
31.3 |
3/2/10 |
-2.5 |
8/1/10 |
12.8 |
Humidity (%) |
100 |
2/1/10 |
20 |
2/2/10 |
79 |
Temperature (ºC) |
31.3 |
3/2/10 |
3.2 |
9/1/10 |
13.6 |
Barometer (mb) |
1029.8 |
4/2/10 |
992.7 |
21/1/10 |
1011.9 |
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The following graphs show a 72 hour (3 day) history of Temperature, Humidity, Windspeed, High Wind Gust, Wind Direction, Wind Chill, Rainfall, Barometric Pressure and Dew Point. The displayed graph interval is 30 minutes (eg. rainfall is displayed at mm/30min).
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