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– Lat/Long: 42.38° S 172.38° E

Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
650
600
700
650
600
650
650
1800
800
700
700
650
650
650
600
km/h
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
45
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
2
 mm
0.2
0.4
1.2
1.6
1.3
0.3
1.7
5
5
0.1
0.1
0.2
6
2
4
17
max °C
4
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
4
1
3
1
3
5
8
8
8
8
min °C
3
4
2
5
5
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
2
4
5
8
8
8
 chill °C
0
1
-1
1
0
-5
-3
-4
-2
0
-2
-3
-2
0
0
4
4
3
Freezing level m
1300
1700
1300
1650
1650
1000
1100
1400
1450
800
1200
900
1100
1650
1900
2150
2100
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06

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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

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.
43 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
39 km ESE
361m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
60 km SE
171m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.