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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1700
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
km/h
25
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
70
NW
45
NW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
25
W
45
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
4
30
1
1
12
1
8
—
 mm
0.3
1.8
23
22
98
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
4
3
5
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-1
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-5
min °C
3
1
3
3
-1
-3
-3
-5
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-6
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-2
-6
-4
-5
-5
-8
-10
-12
-8
-10
-14
-13
-12
-15
-11
-12
-12
Freezing level m
2850
2300
2850
2650
2950
1600
1700
1250
1400
1500
1650
1200
1350
1250
1500
1550
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-4-2-4-5-11-11-11-8-10-10-15-12-11-11-11-111-111-1-6-7-7-4-6-6-10-8-7-7-7-732432-3-3-4-2-3-3-6-5-4-3-3-54466621-1001-2-2-110-3879995423342224401110121212985767666873
Sunrise
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hicks at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 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.