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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
700
650
700
650
650
600
600
700
1950
700
700
1450
1600
700
1500
750
km/h
5
NE
5
SSE
0
NE
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
2
2
 mm
21
0.1
3
2
6
0.4
0.7
0.1
3
0.7
0.3
max °C
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
2
3
1
5
5
8
2
3
0
min °C
2
1
0
3
4
3
4
5
0
0
2
0
3
5
4
2
1
-3
 chill °C
2
-1
-2
1
2
1
1
1
-6
-3
2
-2
0
2
0
-2
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1450
1150
1450
1400
1750
1850
1800
1850
1400
900
1250
950
1300
3100
2300
1200
1200
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:25

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), mostly on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue 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.
27 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
57 minutes ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
57 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
60 km SE
171m alt.
27 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
33 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°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.