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Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Sun morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1750
700
2050
1650
800
750
1650
750
700
950
800
750
950
650
650
850
700
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
20
W
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
 mm
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.6
10
14
max °C
3
2
1
2
-2
4
4
1
5
6
4
7
5
8
2
1
1
min °C
2
-2
0
1
-2
2
3
1
4
5
2
4
5
6
1
1
0
 chill °C
-2
-5
-3
-1
-2
0
1
-1
3
4
0
2
3
3
-5
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1300
1100
800
1100
0
1050
1400
1000
1300
1650
1400
1450
1800
2150
1250
1000
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:13
7:11
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
7:30

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

The weather forecast for Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Sun morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
17 km W
423m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Maruia
26 km NW
378m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
39 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Island Hills
45 km SSE
370m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
54 km WSW
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pudding Hill
60 km ENE
1252m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
60 km SE
171m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Waiau Weather
62 km ESE
135m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Murchison
64 km N
158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.