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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
750
700
650
700
700
650
650
650
650
650
600
650
650
700
1650
1750
1450
km/h
85
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
70
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
3
2
1
8
11
5
1
 mm
3
30
16
max °C
0
-2
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
2
2
3
1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
0
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
0
 chill °C
-12
-14
-13
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-3
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-6
Freezing level m
1600
1250
1200
1300
1600
1700
1950
2200
2000
1300
1300
1450
1400
1400
1550
2250
2800
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:43
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 49mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
40 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
lightning 72km NW of Amberley
34 km S
1313m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.