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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 63mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
mod snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
650
700
700
700
750
700
650
650
800
650
650
700
750
650
650
650
700
km/h
55
WNW
75
WNW
5
W
15
NNE
25
N
55
NNW
45
NW
65
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
45
W
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
2
4
1
 mm
1.3
9
16
4
0.4
10
21
max °C
5
5
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
1
0
min °C
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-6
-6
-3
Freezing level m
2250
2400
2100
1950
1950
2050
1950
2000
1700
1250
1400
1300
1300
1250
1550
1550
1750
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
553223220-2-1-1-2-2-101-1996677764344334554
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
6:58
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:01
6:02

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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 63mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) at the specific elevation of 1568 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass). To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Lewis Pass
2 km ENE
869m alt.
30 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
30 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
30 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
37 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.