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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
650
800
650
650
700
750
900
1500
1550
700
700
700
km/h
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
6
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
6
5
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
 chill °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-5
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
2
0
-1
0
0
Freezing level m
1950
950
900
1200
1250
1100
1250
1800
1950
2050
2600
3150
3250
3250
3400
3450
3600
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-4-4-2-2-3-11123445445541022245478581069107
Sunrise
8:11
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—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:31
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). 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.
56 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 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
2°C
light rain
Dry
60 km SE
171m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.