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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
8850
750
750
650
650
650
650
700
700
750
700
950
850
700
km/h
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
60
NW
90
WNW
75
WNW
45
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
9
3
7
9
1
 mm
23
max °C
2
1
2
1
0
1
3
-2
-4
-3
-2
0
0
1
1
2
min °C
1
1
1
-2
-1
1
0
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
-8
-8
-6
-10
-15
-15
-15
-9
-6
-6
-4
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2150
2000
2300
1500
1350
1700
1950
1300
1000
1000
1100
1350
1450
1800
1750
1500
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Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
56 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
17 km W
423m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
56 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.