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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1750
700
2050
1650
800
750
1650
750
700
950
800
750
950
650
650
850
700
km/h
20
W
20
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
45
NW
20
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
13
2
2
 mm
10
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
0
-1
1
2
3
-2
-4
-3
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
1
2
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-10
-11
-11
-8
-6
-8
-6
-7
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-5
-13
-12
-9
Freezing level m
1300
1100
800
1100
0
1050
1400
1000
1300
1650
1400
1450
1800
2150
1250
1000
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:13
7:11
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
7:30

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
52 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
17 km W
423m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.