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

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
850
950
1500
700
650
650
650
600
650
700
700
750
1700
750
800
750
750
750
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
35
NW
55
NNW
50
NW
65
WNW
40
WNW
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
5
7
14
1
1
 mm
max °C
0
1
1
1
1
0
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
min °C
0
1
1
1
0
-2
-3
-2
-7
-8
-7
-6
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-6
-8
-11
-13
-10
-15
-16
-15
-10
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1700
1900
1800
1700
1800
1550
1150
1200
700
300
650
0
1400
1450
1050
1300
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
01111-1-3-2-5-8-7-40-1-2-2-1-156555422-1-3-3-4322333
Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34

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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
48 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
58 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
58 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
48 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
48 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
58 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 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.