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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
600
750
650
600
700
700
800
950
950
6900
1850
1550
750
700
700
700
800
700
km/h
10
NW
35
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
W
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
20
1.3
—
4
1.2
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
0.2
0.2
1.2
7
11
1.6
2
12
max °C
4
3
2
3
3
1
4
7
4
8
9
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
min °C
4
2
1
2
2
-2
2
6
4
6
7
6
7
9
9
10
11
10
 chill °C
1
-4
-3
-2
0
-4
2
5
2
4
4
3
3
6
6
8
10
8
Freezing level m
1600
1300
1050
1100
1300
850
1050
1750
1750
3050
2850
2150
2300
2450
2700
2650
2750
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-2-3-5-32123235667743233-13747878910111211
Sunrise
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) at the specific elevation of 850 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.
42 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
46 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).

* 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.