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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1750
1750
1500
1550
1550
1650
1550
1550
1800
1500
1650
1600
1650
km/h
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
3
 mm
—
0.2
2
—
0.1
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
7
35
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
2
3
4
6
6
6
4
3
3
3
0
-2
-5
min °C
2
3
2
1
2
4
5
6
5
2
2
3
1
-1
-3
-5
 chill °C
-1
-1
-3
-4
0
4
3
4
2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2550
2600
2450
2250
2350
2800
3200
3300
3250
3200
2550
2750
2650
2000
1650
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-6-4-2101-1-3-2-5-8-11-1310-1-2-12444211-1-4-7-83332346663332-1-3-5566456898555531-28109789101211898864211131211121313151410121211985
Sunrise
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.