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– Lat/Long: 42.38° S 172.38° E

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

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
650
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
700
650
650
650
1600
1400
km/h
85
WNW
75
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
55
NW
60
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
7
5
1
1
1
 mm
6
5
0.9
4
1.9
14
33
22
0.3
max °C
0
-3
-2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
1
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
0
 chill °C
-15
-15
-14
-8
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
0
-1
-5
-5
-5
-8
Freezing level m
1550
1050
1100
1400
1650
2050
1700
1850
2000
2000
2150
2200
2300
2350
2300
1850
2050
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-3-101122344453221322455666798897675
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
33 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
33 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
33 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
36 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
64 km SSE
219m alt.
33 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).

* 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.