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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
750
700
600
650
750
650
650
700
750
1550
1600
850
750
750
9450
700
km/h
15
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
20
5
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
4
1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
2
2
1
3
7
7
7
7
min °C
1
2
2
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
0
0
2
4
6
6
4
 chill °C
-3
-3
-5
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
2
6
4
0
Freezing level m
1800
2250
2550
1800
950
900
1150
1250
1150
1350
2000
2150
1550
3100
3200
3150
3300
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
133-2-4-3-2-2-2-12113677656741023246567610127
Sunrise
6:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
7:30
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:35
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Tue morning). 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.
45 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
17 km W
423m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
55 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).

* 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.