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

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm) 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 decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
800
700
650
650
650
700
700
700
700
750
700
700
700
800
700
700
700
700
km/h
40
NW
40
NW
60
NW
85
WNW
70
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
40
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
8
3
8
7
4
1
 mm
42
2
1.3
3
27
3
1.3
5
max °C
1
1
3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
min °C
0
1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
 chill °C
-7
-6
-12
-15
-15
-14
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1650
1800
2000
1150
1050
950
1200
1450
1850
1700
1800
1850
1950
2150
2250
2100
2150
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 42mm) 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 decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu 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
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
44 minutes ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
54 minutes ago
11° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
54 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
44 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
47 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.