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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

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

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm 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 -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1600
1700
1550
1700
1700
1900
1650
1650
km/h
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
15
48
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
3
2
4
4
2
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-2
1
2
2
min °C
5
5
2
2
3
3
2
-1
-4
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
0
2
1
 chill °C
2
2
-3
-4
-3
0
-2
-6
-4
-3
-10
-16
-16
-13
-12
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
3350
3350
2800
2450
2650
2650
2350
2050
1500
1550
1450
850
800
1200
1000
1950
2400
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-2-4-3-4-6-8-10-12-12-13-13-11-8-5-4-5341021-2-4-6-7-7-9-10-8-6-2-1-15532442-1-3-3-4-6-7-5-41227745675300-1-4-5-3-235410117891096343-1-1116861414101112131210777335310119
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 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm 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 -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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.
54 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.