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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1500
2200
2650
1450
650
600
700
800
1800
700
700
700
750
km/h
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
NNW
25
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
50
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
12
12
1.4
0.9
6
—
1
—
—
max °C
10
12
11
16
16
10
15
14
11
12
11
7
7
5
1
2
2
1
min °C
9
12
10
14
14
8
11
13
10
11
10
3
5
2
-1
2
1
-1
 chill °C
7
11
10
14
13
6
9
12
8
8
8
0
3
-1
-5
-2
-2
-3
Freezing level m
2350
2650
2950
3300
3400
3650
3700
3700
3050
2950
2900
1850
1500
1600
850
1100
1100
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56891078977610-2-5-3-4-21012111515913141112115640220
Sunrise
6:47
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—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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—
7:52
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—
7:52
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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
36 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
31 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
36 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
32 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.