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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
650
2100
650
700
700
750
700
800
9400
700
km/h
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
SSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
7
8
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
27
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
2
2
-3
-4
-4
-1
3
5
5
7
9
7
9
11
7
min °C
1
0
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
1
5
4
5
8
7
6
9
7
 chill °C
-3
-4
-5
-13
-13
-11
-9
-1
4
4
5
7
6
5
9
7
Freezing level m
2350
1600
1800
900
900
1100
800
1900
2500
2400
2700
2950
3150
3050
2900
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
411-4-5-4-32556978107875112-1811612148131510
Sunrise
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat 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.
35 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
35 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
55 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
35 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
32 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
35 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).

* 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.