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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
800
700
750
2800
700
700
650
700
900
650
650
700
750
1500
800
km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
11
4
2
2
1
1
 mm
0.3
7
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
3
1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
2
min °C
-3
-1
-1
-2
1
2
2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
1
 chill °C
-7
-4
-4
-6
-3
-3
-5
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-8
-4
-1
0
Freezing level m
1150
1450
1500
1250
1850
2200
2400
1800
1100
850
1150
1300
1300
1400
2100
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-2133-2-3-3-2-2-20223443567421233574
Sunrise
6:16
6:13
7:11
6:11
6:09
Sunset
6:29
6:30
7:30
6:31
6:32

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
38 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
43 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
38 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
44 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.