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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
800
700
700
900
750
650
650
700
700
650
850
650
600
750
650
800
1450
km/h
25
WNW
35
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
4
2
1
2
8
 mm
0.4
0.3
0.2
26
0.3
0.3
max °C
0
1
3
3
4
5
1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
min °C
0
0
2
3
3
4
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-5
-3
-3
-2
-12
-12
-13
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
-5
Freezing level m
2100
1600
2050
2150
2250
2200
1700
1300
1200
1350
1500
1550
1900
2050
1700
1700
2350
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm 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.
54 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 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
8°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
54 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.