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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 54mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
850
650
650
600
650
600
650
700
700
700
700
700
750
700
750
750
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
8
16
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
18
20
4
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
7
7
6
5
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
1
4
5
5
5
7
6
min °C
6
8
7
6
5
2
1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
3
5
4
4
7
5
 chill °C
2
4
3
3
1
0
1
-8
-14
-12
-10
-10
1
4
2
3
7
3
Freezing level m
3750
3450
3100
2950
2700
2550
1800
1450
950
1000
1100
950
2200
2450
2450
2400
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 54mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
37 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
42 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
41 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 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.