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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 30mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
km/h
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
13
10
9
3
3
2
2
3
 mm
11
12
26
max °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
2
-4
-4
-5
-2
-2
0
1
1
3
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
1
1
1
 chill °C
-3
-5
-6
-6
-8
-5
-3
-10
-12
-13
-12
-9
-7
-7
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1550
1150
1200
1350
1150
1450
1950
1850
950
950
600
950
1200
1400
1600
1700
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-6-6-8-9-9-12-16-17-14-11-10-11-10-9-7-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-11-13-10-7-6-6-6-5-4-2-3-3-3-3-2-1-4-7-9-8-5-4-4-3-2-1-1-2-2-2-2130-4-5-6-3-2-1112312214640-1-211244574555787321456788
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:02
6:04

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 30mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hicks at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Hicks. 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
20 km S
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.