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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
1700
900
700
700
650
1850
750
750
1600
800
2100
850
750
850
750
km/h
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
6
2
 mm
0.4
max °C
-2
0
1
3
4
3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
1
min °C
-4
0
0
0
2
1
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-9
-4
-3
-5
-3
-6
-5
-9
-8
-10
-8
-6
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1050
1550
3100
1400
3250
2200
1250
1400
1050
850
1100
0
1150
1600
1300
1450
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). 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.
30 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
17 km W
423m alt.
30 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
60 km SE
171m alt.
30 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
38 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
30 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).

* 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.