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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1600
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1000
1500
1500
km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
18
1
2
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
26
max °C
-4
-1
-1
2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
1
3
6
min °C
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-1
-1
-4
-1
1
0
1
2
3
 chill °C
-9
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-9
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-2
Freezing level m
750
1250
1350
1750
1250
1200
800
1350
1400
950
1350
1800
1400
1700
1800
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-10-10-15-15-13-12-11-10-7-5-5-7-7-5-8-5-6-5-10-10-9-8-7-7-4-2-3-4-4-1-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-2-1-12-4-2-11-2-3-4-1-1-3-110135-222421-123-134346826675536637858911
Sunrise
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6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
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—
Sunset
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—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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8:23
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).

* 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.