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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 114mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1600
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1000
km/h
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
15
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
26
48
16
10
15
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
5
5
4
4
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
4
3
4
 chill °C
-14
-16
-17
-12
-10
-10
-9
-4
-6
-7
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
-1
0
Freezing level m
1250
1150
750
1250
1300
850
1250
1600
1300
1800
1750
2000
2250
2350
2600
2750
2550
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-13-13-11-9-6-4-6-7-6-5-4-4-3-3-3-10-10-10-9-8-8-6-3-2-3-3-2-101212-6-7-7-5-5-6-3-1-2-1-11234544-2-3-5-2-1-4-10-122446786721-123-13435578910119105525636759810111213141213
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 114mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue 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.
37 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
34 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 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.