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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
2300
650
700
700
700
700
750
8800
9150
9350
700
km/h
15
WNW
5
SW
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
8
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
-3
-4
-4
-1
3
5
5
8
10
8
8
10
6
8
8
3
min °C
0
-1
-5
-5
-4
-4
1
5
5
6
9
5
6
8
5
5
6
2
 chill °C
-4
-5
-14
-14
-12
-10
-2
4
5
6
8
3
5
8
3
3
3
-2
Freezing level m
1600
1800
900
900
1050
850
2000
2500
2500
2750
2950
3300
3150
3050
3000
3150
3300
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-4-5-4-325571077967737511208116121481215812136
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:33
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). 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.
49 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
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
5°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 225).
60 km SE
171m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 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.