AP Weather Station #1 Data

This web page is updated automatically from a weather station located in Arthur's Pass hourly. Graphs are available which show the data at 30 minute intervals over the past 72 hours.

(Updated on 4/9/26 at 18:32hrs 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 18:32hrs NZST)
Almanac Temperature Humidity Barometer Windspeed
& Direction
Sunrise 6:56hrs
Sunset 18:14hrs

Moonrise 2:33hrs
Moonset 10:56hrs
3.3ºC
Falling
(Graph)
Rate -0.12ºC/hr
Low 3.2ºC
High 9.6ºC
92%
Rising
(Graph)
Rate 0.2%/hr
Low 80%
High 95%
999.84mb
Rising
(Graph)
Rate 0.911mb/hr
Low 987.44mb
High 1000.96mb
7km/h (Graph)
W (Graph)
Moon Phase
Moon Phase
Dew Point Cloud Base Windchill Wind Gust
2.1ºC
(Graph)
Rate -0.08ºC/hr
1298m ASL
This is an estimate of cumulus cloud base!
3.0ºC
(Graph)
Hour Max 21km/h
Day Max 98km/h at 7:14hrs
Year Max 111km/h (20/6/26)
Conditions at Elevation (Estimated) Precipitation
For Today 4/9/26
Height
(m)ASL
Temperature
Range
Wind
Speed
Weather
600m4ºC
to 10.4ºC
(Now 4.1ºC)
7km/hr to
21km/hr
High Gust 84km/hr
Rain.
1000m1.4ºC
to 7.8ºC
(Now 1.5ºC)
16km/hr to
48km/hr
High Gust 130+km/hr
Snow. Fog.
1400m-1.2ºC
to 5.2ºC
(Now -1.1ºC)
20km/hr to
60km/hr
High Gust 150+km/hr
Snow.
1800m-3.7ºC
to 2.7ºC
(Now -3.6ºC)
23km/hr to
68km/hr
High Gust 170+km/hr
Snow.
2200m-6.4ºC
to 0ºC
(Now -6.3ºC)
24km/hr to
73km/hr
High Gust 200+km/hr
Snow.
Freezing Level Range1222m to 2207m
Daily 74.80mm
Last Hour 0.60mm
Current Rate 0.000mm/hr
(Graph)
24hr Rain 90 mm
RIVERS IN FLOOD!
Annual 3024.00mm

THIS STORM CYCLE (55hrs)
Rainfall: 147.0mm
High Rain Rate: 14.4mm/hr @ 6:11hrs 4/9/26
Temp Low: 3.2ºC @ 17:57hrs 4/9/26
Temp High: 9.2ºC @ 13:57hrs 3/9/26
Wind Gust: 98kmph @ 7:14hrs 4/9/26
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 989mb @ 5:57hrs 4/9/26

Remote Weather Station Records (provided by ECAN with thanks)
StationUpdate TimeRain Today-1
Day
-2
Day
-3
Day
-4
Day
-5
Day
-6
Day
-7
Day
Total Rainfall
Arthur's Pass04/09/2026 (18:00)97.555.532.50.02.58.01.594.5197.5
Carrington04/09/2026 (18:30)116.075.532.00.58.522.55.5128.5260.5
Grasmere04/09/2026 (18:30)19.00.50.00.00.00.00.019.519.5
Cheeseman04/09/2026 (18:30)26.51.00.00.00.00.00.059.527.5
Ranger Stream04/09/2026 (18:00)50.011.014.00.02.53.50.553.081.5
Upper Wilberforce River04/09/2026 (18:00)210.0131.077.54.017.531.012.0174.5483.0
Mount Byrne04/09/2026 (18:00)186.048.055.50.00.017.09.5215.0316.0

Remote Weather Station Records (provided by WCRC with thanks)
StationUpdate TimeLast HourLast 6hrsLast 24hrsLast 7 Days
Upper Styx River04/09/2026 (18:09)0.00.19.6168.0
Lower Taipo River29/09/2025 (02:00)3.018.025.0117.0

Annual Weather Records
Parameter Max Max Date Min Min Date Average
Wind Speed
(kmph)
111 20/6/26 0 1/1/26 3
Wind Gust
(kmph)
111 20/6/26 0 1/1/26 22
Wind Chill
(ºC)
26.7 11/2/26 -9.5 7/8/26 7.4
Humidity
(%)
1001/1/25991/1/2599
Temperature
(ºC)
26.7 11/2/26 -6.6 6/8/26 7.8
Barometer
(mb)
1039.50 16/5/26 979.35 24/1/26 1014.17

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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