Weather Station #1 Data

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 4/4/26 at 14:03hrs 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 14:03hrs NZST)

Almanac

Temperature

Humidity

Barometer

Windspeed
& Direction

Sunrise 6:52hrs
Sunset 18:16hrs

Moonrise 19:19hrs
Moonset 10:00hrs

10.9ºC
Falling
(Graph)Rate -0.12ºC/hr
Low 10.3ºC
High 11.7ºC

95%
Rising
(Graph)Rate 0.3%/hr
Low 92%
High 97%

1018.60mb
Falling
(Graph)Rate -0.328mb/hr
Low 1015.82mb
High 1020.09mb

2km/h (Graph)
W (Graph)

Moon Phase

Dew Point

Cloud Base

Windchill

Wind Gust

10.1ºC
(Graph)Rate -0.07ºC/hr

1213m ASL This is an estimate of cumulus cloud base!

10.9ºC
(Graph)

Hour Max 2km/h
Day Max 69km/h at 3:27hrs
Year Max 101km/h (11/1/26)

Conditions at Elevation (Estimated)

Precipitation

For Today 4/4/26
Height (m)ASL	Temperature Range	Wind Speed	Weather
600m	11.1ºC to 12.5ºC (Now 11.7ºC)	2km/hr High Gust 69km/hr	Rain.
1000m	8.5ºC to 9.9ºC (Now 9.1ºC)	5km/hr High Gust 130+km/hr	Rain. Fog.
1400m	5.9ºC to 7.3ºC (Now 6.5ºC)	6km/hr High Gust 150+km/hr	Rain. Fog.
1800m	3.4ºC to 4.8ºC (Now 4ºC)	6km/hr High Gust 170+km/hr	Rain. Fog.
2200m	0.7ºC to 2.1ºC (Now 1.3ºC)	7km/hr High Gust 200+km/hr	Snow. Fog.
Freezing Level Range		2315m to 2530m

Daily 22.40mm
Last Hour 0.80mm
Current Rate 1.000mm/hr
(Graph)
24hr Rain 24.4 mm
Annual 765.60mm

THIS STORM CYCLE (16hrs)
Rainfall: 24.2mm
High Rain Rate: 2.4mm/hr @ 5:33hrs 4/4/26
Temp Low: 10.1ºC @ 22:58hrs 3/4/26
Temp High: 11.7ºC @ 2:58hrs 4/4/26
Wind Gust: 69kmph @ 3:27hrs 4/4/26
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 1016mb @ 2:58hrs 4/4/26

Remote Weather Station Records (provided by ECAN with thanks)
Station	Update Time	Rain Today	-1 Day	-2 Day	-3 Day	-4 Day	-5 Day	-6 Day	-7 Day	Total Rainfall
Arthur's Pass	04/04/2026 (13:06)	24.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	7.5	14.5	41.0
Carrington	04/04/2026 (13:31)	43.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	13.0	27.5	71.5
Grasmere	04/04/2026 (13:30)	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Cheeseman	04/04/2026 (13:30)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ranger Stream	04/04/2026 (13:00)	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	7.5
Upper Wilberforce River	04/04/2026 (13:00)	68.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.0	28.0	41.0	147.5
Mount Byrne	04/04/2026 (13:00)	31.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	5.5	23.0	53.5

Remote Weather Station Records (provided by WCRC with thanks)
Station	Update Time	Last Hour	Last 6hrs	Last 24hrs	Last 7 Days
Upper Styx River	04/04/2026 (12:19)	0.8	32.9	79.4	154.5
Lower Taipo River	29/09/2025 (02:00)	3.0	18.0	25.0	117.0

Annual Weather Records
Parameter	Max	Max Date	Min	Min Date	Average
Wind Speed (kmph)	101	11/1/26	0	1/1/26	3
Wind Gust (kmph)	101	11/1/26	0	1/1/26	23
Wind Chill (ºC)	26.7	11/2/26	-3.2	2/3/26	11.7
Humidity (%)	100	1/1/25	99	1/1/25	99
Temperature (ºC)	26.7	11/2/26	0.8	4/3/26	11.9
Barometer (mb)	1029.34	2/4/26	979.35	24/1/26	1010.47

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).