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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
2250
650
700
700
700
750
1650
750
9400
9150
9500
2400
700
km/h
15
WNW
5
SSW
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
9
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
-3
-4
-4
-2
3
5
6
8
10
8
8
9
6
7
7
8
min °C
0
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
1
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
5
4
5
3
 chill °C
-4
-5
-13
-14
-12
-10
-2
4
5
6
8
3
5
6
3
1
2
0
Freezing level m
1600
1800
900
800
1050
850
1900
2500
2550
2800
3000
3400
3200
3100
3000
3200
3300
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-4-5-4-325671077866667511107117131581314812127
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:33
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
lightning 71km W of Kaikoura
36 km E
1128m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
60 km SE
171m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
64 km SSE
219m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).

* 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.