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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
9350
700
650
650
600
800
1450
650
700
700
700
750
900
750
km/h
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
50
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
7
10
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
14
16
5
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
8
9
7
7
6
5
2
1
-3
-3
-3
0
4
5
6
min °C
6
6
8
6
6
6
1
1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
2
4
5
 chill °C
2
2
4
2
2
2
-2
-1
-7
-14
-12
-8
-9
0
3
5
Freezing level m
3600
3750
3450
3050
2850
2550
2450
1650
1650
1050
1000
1100
900
2000
2450
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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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 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
49 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
54 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
45 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).

* 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.