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

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
750
650
650
600
650
650
650
650
700
650
650
650
850
1400
650
700
750
km/h
35
WNW
65
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
5
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
6
13
8
1
2
4
4
1
 mm
10
9
max °C
-1
1
1
2
3
1
-2
-2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
-3
-2
-4
min °C
-2
0
1
1
2
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
1
-2
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-10
-9
-7
-5
-4
-7
-8
-5
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-3
-9
-9
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1250
1600
1700
2000
2200
1300
1050
1100
1550
1600
1650
1750
1400
2150
1300
1150
1250
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21123-1-3-2-110001-1-3-3-545566412355445322-1
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh 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.
45 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
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
6°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
13°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.