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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 99mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
70
NW
45
NW
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
15
W
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
—
—
2
28
2
2
8
—
4
2
—
—
—
 mm
17
82
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
3
-2
-4
-5
-6
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
-2
 chill °C
-5
-7
-10
-12
-13
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-7
-5
-3
-7
Freezing level m
2650
2900
1550
1300
800
1250
1400
1650
1250
1250
1000
1250
1400
1400
1300
1900
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-13-12-11-9-10-11-15-14-12-11-10-8-5-3-41-2-8-8-8-5-6-7-10-9-8-7-6-5-3-1-232-4-5-6-3-4-4-6-6-5-4-3-3-20-265-1-2-4-1-1-1-2-2-2-20-1-11-19832-13332212323421211752666554665785
Sunrise
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 99mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (44 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
73 km S
455m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 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.