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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 78mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
800
650
650
600
650
1650
650
700
700
750
750
750
2050
2400
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
17
17
15
17
3
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
13
14
11
12
10
8
6
7
2
1
1
1
9
11
6
12
14
8
min °C
10
13
11
11
8
6
6
3
0
1
1
0
6
9
5
9
12
7
 chill °C
8
12
9
10
7
6
4
0
-6
-5
-4
-3
6
9
5
9
12
6
Freezing level m
3750
3400
3100
3000
2600
2450
1650
1750
950
1050
1050
750
2000
2500
2450
2300
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7977431-1-4-4-4-23555861214111297651111810611138
Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 78mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
17 km W
423m alt.
40 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
35 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
60 km SE
171m alt.
40 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
38 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
20°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.