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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
2100
800
650
600
650
600
650
650
650
650
800
700
950
1850
km/h
80
NW
20
W
55
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
45
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
2
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
1
1
-1
0
0
1
-1
-2
-2
0
1
1
-1
2
2
min °C
4
0
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
0
0
-2
-2
1
1
 chill °C
0
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-11
-11
-8
-8
-7
-5
-2
-3
Freezing level m
3150
1700
1650
1200
1500
1600
1350
1450
1250
1150
1550
1600
1450
1200
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
610-2000-2-3-301-1-22210653445432564474
Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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.
38 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17 km W
423m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
58 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
58 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
85
Severe gales from the NW
(85 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
38 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
35 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
64 km SSE
219m alt.
38 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 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.