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– Lat/Long: 42.38° S 172.38° E

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

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
9050
750
750
700
600
650
650
700
700
700
700
700
800
700
700
700
750
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
NW
35
NW
55
NW
90
WNW
70
W
50
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
50
NW
50
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
3
7
7
1
2
1
 mm
40
3
1.5
max °C
1
2
1
0
1
3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
min °C
0
1
-2
0
1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
 chill °C
-4
-3
-8
-7
-6
-12
-16
-15
-14
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
Freezing level m
1700
2300
1600
1450
1800
2100
1150
1000
950
1100
1350
1450
1650
1700
1600
1950
2050
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12-1011-4-4-4-3-10111134673456211234665678
Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 40mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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.
53 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
53 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
56 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.