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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 193mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1550
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
km/h
45
NW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
40
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
30
NW
20
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
29
2
3
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
42
65
48
8
max °C
-1
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
5
4
4
min °C
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-4
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
4
3
3
 chill °C
-12
-14
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-9
-4
-6
-7
-9
-8
-2
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1700
1250
1150
800
1250
1300
950
1250
1650
1300
1800
1750
2100
2750
2800
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-15-15-14-14-12-11-9-6-5-6-7-6-4-3-4-6-10-10-10-9-8-8-5-3-3-3-4-2111-3-6-7-7-6-5-6-3-1-2-1-125441-2-3-4-2-1-4-11-1225876421-123-13435581110975525636859811141312
Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
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Sunset
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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8:25
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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 193mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW 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
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
46 km SSE
855m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
72 km SE
393m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
73 km S
455m alt.
34 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.