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

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
750
8600
750
700
800
650
650
650
700
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
50
NW
70
NW
75
WNW
75
WNW
45
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
50
NW
70
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
6
6
8
8
1
1
2
 mm
22
0.7
2
9
max °C
1
2
1
0
1
3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
3
5
5
min °C
0
1
-2
-1
1
0
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
3
3
 chill °C
-4
-3
-8
-8
-7
-10
-15
-15
-13
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
1
Freezing level m
1700
2300
1600
1400
1750
1950
1100
1050
1000
1100
1300
1350
1600
1700
1600
1900
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12-1-112-4-4-4-3-2-1011244573456211233555798
Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW 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.
38 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
38 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
38 minutes ago
2° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.