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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
750
650
650
650
650
2350
650
700
700
750
700
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
W
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
6
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
0.1
17
23
14
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
4
0
2
-3
-4
-4
1
4
6
6
min °C
8
7
7
8
6
7
7
1
-1
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
2
6
5
 chill °C
6
4
3
5
2
3
4
-3
-5
-3
-12
-12
-11
-9
0
5
5
Freezing level m
3400
3650
3800
3500
3050
2900
2800
2150
1350
1750
1050
950
1050
800
2000
2500
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.