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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 155mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1700
1600
1600
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
15
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
0.3
5
28
23
98
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
5
5
6
6
7
1
0
-1
0
1
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
2
3
5
4
6
6
4
0
-1
-4
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-1
0
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-1
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2350
3050
2900
2300
2800
2700
2900
1700
1550
1000
1350
1600
1600
1300
1400
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-4-2-4-5-11-12-11-8-10-9-12-13-12121011-1-6-7-8-5-6-5-7-8-81332433-3-4-5-3-3-3-4-4-524556661-1-3-111-1-2-257889994413443317101211121212874787664
Sunrise
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6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
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—
Sunset
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—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
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—
8:19
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8:20
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 155mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
20 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 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.