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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
600
650
1850
800
650
650
650
600
700
650
700
650
650
700
700
900
km/h
55
NW
85
NW
20
W
50
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
55
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
20
W
5
W
5
W
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
8
1
6
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
2
21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
5
7
1
0
-1
0
0
1
-1
-2
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
min °C
5
4
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
0
-1
3
0
 chill °C
-2
0
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-10
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-3
1
-5
Freezing level m
2950
3100
1700
1650
1150
1300
1600
1400
1400
1250
1200
1600
1500
1750
1450
2350
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
561-1-2-100-2-2-2-101-131910652445333545585
Sunrise
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
8:05
—
—
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: Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm 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.
40 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
81
Severe gales from the NW
(81 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
40 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
43 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
64 km SSE
219m alt.
40 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).

* 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.