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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6850
700
750
1500
800
600
650
650
650
700
650
600
600
650
700
1400
1550
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
N
20
WNW
35
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
5
3
1
1
1
2
 mm
0.3
max °C
4
3
2
2
2
1
-1
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
min °C
3
3
1
1
2
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
 chill °C
-1
-1
-4
-5
-3
-6
-10
-12
-9
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-1
Freezing level m
2500
2600
2300
1900
2050
1700
1300
1000
900
1050
1200
1550
1900
1700
1800
1400
1900
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
432221-2-4-4-3-21211012774675410235644454
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22

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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
55 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
55 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
60 km SE
171m alt.
45 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
51 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
55 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 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.