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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 1 hour intervals over the past 72 hours.
| (Updated on 23/5/13 at 19:14hrs 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 19:14hrs NZST) About the Weather Station & it's data - Click here |
| Almanac |
Temperature |
Humidity |
Barometer |
Windspeed & Direction |
Sunrise 7:47hrs Sunset 17:13hrs
Moonrise 16:27hrs Moonset 6:11hrs |
3.4ºC
Falling
(Graph)Rate -0.80ºC/hr Low 3.4ºC High 7.4ºC |
100%
Rising
(Graph)Rate 0.1%/hr Low 94% High 100% |
1005.5mb Rising (Graph)Rate 1.12mb/hr Low 993.2mb High 1005.5mb |
0.0km/h (Graph) SSE (Graph) |
Moon Phase
 More Info |
Dew Point |
Cloud Base |
Windchill |
Wind Gust |
3.4ºC (Graph)Rate -0.78ºC/hr |
730m ASL
This is an estimate of cumulus cloud base! |
3.4ºC (Graph) Calculator |
Hour Max 0km/h Day Max 16.1km/h at 12:02hrs (Graph)
Year Max 122.3km/h |
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Precipitation |
Conditions at Elevation (Estimated) Today 23/5/13
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Height (m)ASL |
Temperature Range |
Wind Speeds |
Weather |
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600m | 4.2ºC to 8.2ºC (Now 4.2ºC) |
Light | |
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1000m | 1.6ºC to 5.6ºC (Now 1.6ºC) |
Light | Fog. |
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1400m | -1ºC to 3ºC (Now -1ºC) |
Light | Frost |
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1800m | -3.5ºC to 0.5ºC (Now -3.5ºC) |
Light | Frost |
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2200m | -6.2ºC to -2.2ºC (Now -6.2ºC) |
Light | Frost |
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Freezing Level Range | 1253m to 1868m |
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Daily 0.76mm Last Hour 0.00mm Current Rate 0.0mm/hr
(Graph)
24hr Rain 0.76 mm
Annual 1327.40mm
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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 Friday 24/05/13
 Mostly cloudy and cooler. Windy with possible wind shift to the W NW or N.
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| Other Rain Guages - (Provided by Environment Canterbury) |
Rain Guage (millimetre) | Date (NZST) | Intensity mm/h | Today (23/05) | (22/05) | (21/05) | (20/05) | (19/05) | (18/05) | (17/05) | (16/05) | Total | | Carrington Hut | 23-May 17:00 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 |
| Craigieburn - Grasmere | 23-May 17:00 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| Mt Cheeseman Skifield | 23-May 17:00 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 25.5 |
| 13 Mile Bush - Korowai/Torlesse | 23-May 17:00 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 38.5 |
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| 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 |
| 21/05/2013 17:00 | 23/05/2013 09:00 | 40 | 11.93 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 29.0 | South | 992.9 | 1.7 | 22:43hrs 21/05/2013 |
| 21/05/2013 02:00 | 21/05/2013 05:00 | 3 | 0.77 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 11.3 | North | 1005.0 | 0.5 | 3:24hrs 21/05/2013 |
| 19/05/2013 08:00 | 20/05/2013 00:00 | 16 | 5.58 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 11.3 | North | 996.9 | 1.9 | 21:54hrs 19/05/2013 |
| 17/05/2013 13:00 | 17/05/2013 21:00 | 8 | 22.60 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 53.1 | North | 1002.5 | 5.2 | 17:26hrs 17/05/2013 |
| 9/05/2013 15:00 | 10/05/2013 07:00 | 16 | 13.21 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 80.4 | West | 1002.7 | 2.4 | 3:34hrs 10/05/2013 |
| 4/05/2013 06:00 | 6/05/2013 16:00 | 58 | 15.24 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12.1 | 56.3 | West | 984.8 | 2.4 | 14:36hrs 5/05/2013 |
| 2/05/2013 09:00 | 3/05/2013 05:00 | 20 | 64.77 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 62.8 | West | 1005.6 | 7.4 | 15:40hrs 2/05/2013 |
| 28/04/2013 15:00 | 29/04/2013 20:00 | 29 | 51.57 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 115.8 | West | 1006.6 | 6.5 | 1:31hrs 29/04/2013 |
| For all weather cycle data Click Here. |
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 |
| 23/05/2013 | 7.3 | 100 | 1.6 | 1.77 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | LW | LW | LW |
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| Annual Weather Records |
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Max |
Max Date |
Min |
Min Date |
Average |
| Wind Speed (kmph) |
122.3 |
9/1/13 |
0.0 |
1/1/13 |
7.8 |
| Wind Gust (kmph) |
122.3 |
9/1/13 |
0.0 |
2/1/13 |
19.2 |
| Wind Chill (ºC) |
30.3 |
29/1/13 |
-4.7 |
10/5/13 |
10.5 |
| Humidity (%) |
100 |
1/1/13 |
12 |
29/1/13 |
81 |
| Temperature (ºC) |
30.3 |
29/1/13 |
-1.4 |
1/5/13 |
11.1 |
| Barometer (mb) |
1032.5 |
12/5/13 |
984.7 |
5/5/13 |
1011.8 |
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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 1 hour (eg. rainfall is displayed at mm/hr).
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