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

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
800
1600
850
650
650
700
700
750
650
650
600
750
650
850
1500
km/h
35
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NW
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
 mm
0.6
0.4
0.4
22
8
0.1
max °C
1
3
3
4
4
2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
1
0
3
2
min °C
0
2
3
4
3
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
-1
-2
3
-2
 chill °C
-7
-6
-2
-2
-4
-12
-13
-13
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
0
-8
Freezing level m
1650
2050
2150
2250
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1800
1300
1250
1400
1500
1650
2000
2150
1650
1150
2200
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

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

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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.
41 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 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.