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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Fri morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
1750
1850
1550
2300
2550
1800
650
650
650
650
650
650
km/h
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
10
NNW
30
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
40
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
2
16
 mm
0.5
1.3
0.1
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
13
7
—
—
—
max °C
8
5
4
6
8
11
11
8
9
10
7
7
6
3
0
-1
-2
min °C
7
4
4
5
7
8
10
6
6
9
7
7
5
0
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
4
-1
0
2
6
6
8
2
2
6
3
2
1
-4
-5
-5
-11
Freezing level m
2650
2300
2250
2600
3050
3350
3500
3700
3550
3550
3200
2700
2650
2850
1450
1250
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
85468101178107762-1-1-31399111015161013141111106432
Sunrise
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—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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7:52
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 26mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Fri morning).

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.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
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
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 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.