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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Mon night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
1550
800
650
600
600
650
1850
750
750
1500
800
700
800
750
km/h
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
5
 mm
1.2
max °C
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
-1
-3
-3
min °C
-1
0
1
0
2
2
-5
-4
-1
-1
0
2
1
-2
-3
-5
 chill °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-13
-9
-5
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1500
1700
2300
1600
2150
1900
1350
950
1450
1250
1350
3000
2250
1350
1200
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:25

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

Drizzle, on Mon night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
51 minutes ago
1°C
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 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
2°C
Dry
60 km SE
171m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 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.