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

Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
650
650
600
650
650
650
650
650
650
750
1600
750
850
km/h
55
W
30
WNW
65
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
5
17
7
3
1
 mm
7
10
33
max °C
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
2
1
min °C
-2
-2
0
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
-1
 chill °C
-12
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
-1
-1
-1
-7
Freezing level m
1200
1250
1600
1700
1950
2300
1600
1150
1150
1000
1100
1300
1650
1800
2200
1850
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Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:43
Sunset
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 50mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
30 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
30 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
30 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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.