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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1900
900
1500
600
650
650
1400
650
650
600
650
1400
700
650
650
700
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
50
NW
80
NW
5
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
6
—
2
1
4
1
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
26
5
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
5
5
5
7
3
3
-1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
2
1
-3
min °C
4
6
4
5
4
4
1
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
1
1
-4
 chill °C
0
2
-1
0
-4
-4
-2
-4
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3350
3400
3850
3600
3150
2900
2050
1900
1350
1350
1400
1500
1500
1450
1300
1900
1800
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
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—
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 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
44 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 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
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
44 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
44 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
64 km SSE
219m alt.
44 minutes ago
21°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.