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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1800
1550
1950
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
SE
15
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
16
39
11
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
2
2
min °C
5
5
2
2
3
3
2
1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
0
2
1
 chill °C
2
2
-3
-4
-2
0
-2
-3
-5
-5
-11
-14
-12
-9
-8
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
3350
3350
2800
2500
2650
2650
2500
2350
1850
1750
1600
900
1150
1300
1050
1950
2400
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-2-3-3-4-5-6-9-10-11-10-9-8-6-5-4-4441111-1-2-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-2-1-155334432-1-2-4-5-4-3-212277456665220-3-3-2-135410117899985540221686141410111213121188735649119
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
30 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.