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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
thunderstorm
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1650
1550
1600
1550
1700
1650
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
—
 mm
11
27
—
1.6
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
22
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
2
2
3
-1
-2
-2
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
2350
2500
2250
2350
2600
3300
3300
3150
2950
2900
2850
2950
2300
2300
2800
1800
1650
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-5-301-1-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-9-10-5-1-1-1-111221220-1-1-1-5-6-3232232343452222-2-3-366555145477444511-29989947971011777854112121112127101210131410111011885
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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.
40 minutes ago
9°C
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
36 minutes ago
12°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 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.