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

Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
650
650
650
650
650
650
1450
650
700
700
1550
800
650
650
650
km/h
35
WNW
65
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
5
24
5
3
4
2
3
 mm
10
14
max °C
-1
1
2
3
3
2
-2
-2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-2
0
1
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
0
0
0
1
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
 chill °C
-9
-9
-7
-4
-5
-4
-7
-5
-6
-2
0
0
-2
-2
-8
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1250
1600
1650
2050
2000
1550
1100
1100
1000
1550
1550
1750
1750
2300
1600
1150
1150
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
29 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
29 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.