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An hour-by-hour wind outlook for the exposed summit of The Nut today and tomorrow — so you can pick a calm window, whether you take the chairlift or walk up.
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Stanley's weather is mostly about the wind. The Nut — the flat-topped volcanic plug above the town — is open and exposed on every side, and the chairlift up it stops running when the wind is too strong. This page reads the wind forecast for the summit, hour by hour, and shows when it is likely to ease today and tomorrow, in plain words on the Beaufort scale.
The wind eases before 9 am, and after 2 pm.
gusts 39 km/h (Beaufort 5 · Fresh breeze), sustained 20 km/h.
As of August 24 at 11:48 AM. These are modelled gusts for the area, not a reading on the ridge — an exposed col funnels the wind harder than the grid cell.
| Day | Wind eases | Peak gusts |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 25 | all day | 31 km/h · Breezy |
Each hour is banded on the published Beaufort wind scale, read off the gusts — gusts are what knock you over on a ridge. Light: gusts under 20 km/h (Beaufort 0–3). Breezy: 20–38 (4–5). Strong wind: 39–61 (6–7, hard to walk against). Gale: 62–88 (8–9, impedes progress). Violent: 89 km/h and up (10+, people blown over). An easy window means daytime hours where gusts stay under about 38 km/h. No thresholds on this page are ours.
The summit plateau is open on every side, with no shelter once you are up. A 2.7 km loop runs around the rim, and the wind up there is usually stronger than down in the town.
The chairlift carries you up in a few minutes but stops in strong wind and closes over winter. The steep zig-zag path up takes about 15 minutes and is always there — so this page is really about whether the top will be bearable once you reach it.
Stanley sits straight in the path of the Roaring Forties westerlies. Strong, persistent wind is a daily fact here, not an exception — so a genuinely calm window is worth planning around.
The Nut Chairlift runs seven days a week in season (weather permitting) but closes at short notice in high wind, and shuts for winter maintenance from about mid-June to early September. It posts day-to-day changes on its website and Facebook page — check there before driving out, because this page forecasts the wind, not the operator's decision.
thenutchairlift.com.au, 2026-06-15
Fetched August 24 at 11:48 AM. These are modelled gusts for the area, not a reading on the ridge — an exposed col funnels the wind harder than the grid cell. Open-Meteo — Wind data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Bands from the Beaufort wind scale.
Wind eases before 9 am, and after 2 pm
Gusts now about 38 km/h · Breezy