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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2500
800
650
750
700
600
650
650
600
700
750
700
900
950
750
1800
750
km/h
50
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
45
W
30
W
30
WNW
45
W
10
WNW
0
SE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NW
80
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
3
8
2
4
6
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
max °C
1
-1
0
1
1
0
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
2
3
5
5
min °C
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
1
0
1
3
2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-8
-9
-12
-11
-9
-9
-7
-4
-1
-4
-4
-3
-6
Freezing level m
1650
1150
1300
1800
1350
1550
1300
1150
1200
1400
1000
1050
1900
1750
3200
2500
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-110-1-3-3-2-1-3-32124452454432342374798
Sunrise
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
40 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
60 km SE
171m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
40 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).

* 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.