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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
650
650
650
650
600
650
750
600
600
1500
1650
650
650
1500
800
km/h
15
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
5
 mm
5
15
0.2
0.1
1.2
4
5
0.3
1.1
0.1
3
max °C
5
4
2
4
4
5
3
5
5
6
3
4
2
5
6
6
min °C
5
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
5
0
1
3
1
4
5
4
 chill °C
2
3
0
0
2
4
3
1
2
-3
-1
3
1
2
2
1
Freezing level m
1850
1600
1150
1400
1800
2100
1750
1850
1950
1450
950
1350
1150
3050
3150
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-111112-2-3-2-11225423453553242565
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:24

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
64 km SSE
219m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.