Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Looking down from near top of Mt Tapuaenuku on March 8th 2014, Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)

 

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sun afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Wed morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 ESE10
0 S0
5 WNW5
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
5 NW5
10 WNW10
15 WNW15
20 NW20
40 NW40
50 WNW50
25 W25
15 WNW15
20 W20
20 W20
15 W15
15 W15
10 WNW10
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs light snow snow shwrs cloudy some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - 2 4 8 - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - 5 2 - - 2 - - -
High °C
4 5 3 4 5 2 4 4 5 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 3
Low °C
2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 -2 -1 1 2 2
Chill °C
3 5 3 2 3 0 1 1 -1 -1 -3 -6 -4 -5 -4 -2 0 1
Freezing level m
1400 1500 1800 1400 1500 1350 1300 1350 1450 1600 1400 800 800 800 900 1050 1250 1600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
001-10-1-1-101-1-3-5-6-3-2-21453452445541001233
Sunrise
8:00 - - 8:00 - - 8:00 - - 8:00 - - 8:00 - - 8:00 - -
Sunset
- 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:05 - - 5:05 - - 5:05 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Hanmer River Winery
41 km ESE
370m alt.
56 minutes ago
3.8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
Ghost Lake - Old Ghost Road
78 km NW
1210m alt.
37 minutes ago
3.3° C
No weather report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 92).
Limestone Hills
79 km SSE
161m alt.
31 minutes ago
6.6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
coast Amberley wx
89 km SSE
55m alt.
57 minutes ago
7.5° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 360).
6.0 km
Tasman Sea Coastal Westport wx
92 km WNW
8m alt.
27 minutes ago
11.5° C
clear
Clear
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
20.0 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lewis Tops (Lewis-Pass) and within an acceptable time window.