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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
650
650
650
650
700
800
650
700
650
650
650
650
1350
700
800
700
km/h
60
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
30
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
50
NW
60
WNW
35
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
60
WNW
80
WNW
30
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
8
5
5
6
4
1
1
 mm
0.2
4
1.8
1.4
14
max °C
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
0
2
3
4
4
5
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
1
3
3
3
0
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-10
-10
-13
-13
-13
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-6
-3
-4
-9
-10
-12
-11
Freezing level m
1600
1200
1150
1100
850
850
1050
1350
1400
1650
2100
2150
2150
2100
1400
1350
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-3-4-5-4-3-1023443-1-2-253220113468887443
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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.
32 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
32 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
42 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
32 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.