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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
850
1800
800
750
950
750
2400
850
650
650
650
700
700
650
700
km/h
0
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
5
1
3
 mm
0.1
10
14
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-4
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
1
3
0
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-8
-6
-7
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
-4
-7
-6
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
0
1050
1350
1050
1450
1550
1500
1450
2050
2500
2250
1350
800
1150
1300
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-2-2-10-10242-2-4-3-1-1-2332554567730333
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:13
7:11
6:11
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
7:30
6:31

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
35 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
17 km W
423m alt.
35 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
60 km SE
171m alt.
35 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
35 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
35 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waikari
69 km SSE
220m alt.
33 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
77 km NNE
359m alt.
35 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
78 km NW
1233m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
79 km SSE
155m alt.
35 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.