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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2650
9200
900
650
650
600
650
2200
650
700
700
750
km/h
10
ESE
10
NNW
35
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
35
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
15
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
29
5
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
16
23
26
2
2
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
11
11
8
9
10
7
7
7
6
5
3
-2
-3
-4
-2
min °C
7
9
10
6
6
9
6
7
7
4
4
1
-4
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
7
7
8
2
2
6
2
3
3
0
1
-1
-14
-15
-13
-11
Freezing level m
3000
3300
3450
3600
3650
3400
2850
3000
2950
2600
2150
2000
1100
1000
950
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

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.
42 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
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
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 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.