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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
650
750
700
700
650
700
650
650
650
650
650
750
800
700
700
km/h
45
NW
70
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
70
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NNW
10
ESE
20
ESE
5
SE
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
0
NW
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Snowflake cm
8
3
4
1
1
6
11
3
 mm
19
30
18
max °C
4
1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
2
-2
-2
2
1
1
1
min °C
3
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
0
1
2
-2
-2
-2
0
1
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-12
-13
-13
-10
-9
-6
-6
-5
-8
-8
-5
-2
-1
-3
-3
Freezing level m
2150
1650
1300
1200
1350
1550
1700
1950
2250
1450
1150
1150
2100
1800
1750
1500
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10

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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 morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
41 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
41 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°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.