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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
1550
1600
600
650
2150
1400
650
700
600
600
800
650
650
750
750
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
55
NW
80
NW
10
W
35
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
6
9
—
5
1
1
1
 mm
—
0.1
0.2
0.1
36
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
5
6
5
7
2
2
-1
1
0
1
-1
-2
1
1
1
0
min °C
6
4
5
4
5
1
0
-1
0
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
1
1
-3
 chill °C
2
-1
0
-4
-3
-2
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level m
3400
3950
3600
3000
3150
1800
1850
1300
1500
1650
1650
1450
1300
1250
1750
1750
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
8:04
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 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.