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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1450
600
650
2250
850
650
650
600
600
650
650
800
800
700
750
700
900
km/h
35
NW
55
NW
75
NW
10
W
45
W
20
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
WNW
20
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
7
2
1
6
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
1.1
32
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
5
5
7
2
1
-1
0
0
1
-1
-2
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
min °C
5
5
4
0
0
-2
0
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
0
 chill °C
0
-2
1
-3
-6
-8
-6
-8
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-2
0
-5
Freezing level m
3600
2900
3150
1500
1700
1200
1550
1600
1700
1350
1250
1250
1250
1500
2000
1500
2250
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
—
—
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: Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, 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.
43 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
43 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 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
14°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
43 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
41 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
43 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).

* 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.