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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 80mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8650
750
650
650
600
650
1700
650
700
700
700
750
1000
750
2100
km/h
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
11
9
20
30
0.9
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
12
11
12
11
9
7
8
2
1
1
0
7
9
5
11
13
8
min °C
11
10
12
10
7
6
3
0
1
0
-1
4
8
4
9
11
7
 chill °C
9
8
10
8
6
4
0
-6
-6
-5
-4
2
8
4
9
11
7
Freezing level m
3400
3100
3050
2650
2550
1750
1900
900
950
1000
750
1450
2200
2450
2200
2500
2750
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Sunrise
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—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
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7:53
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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 80mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Mon morning, min -1°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.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 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
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
60 km SE
171m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.