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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 163mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod. rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1700
1600
km/h
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
ESE
15
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
E
20
SSE
15
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
20
5
18
11
5
2
5
2
1
 mm
6
4
35
51
10
25
32
6
0.7
max °C
3
3
3
6
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
0
1
-2
-1
-4
-5
min °C
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
-1
0
-4
-3
-5
-8
 chill °C
-2
-2
-1
1
0
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-9
-8
-11
-14
Freezing level m
1950
1850
2050
2450
1800
1800
2000
1800
1700
1700
1750
1400
1650
950
1250
1000
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-4-6-7-7-8-9-9-8-9-9-10-14-17-13-3-4-2-1-3-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-5-7-9-12-90-112-1-10-1-2-1-2-3-2-5-5-8-833352232121-11-3-2-5-7667845655544401-1-5991011789889777452-2
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 163mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
54 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
heavy rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 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.