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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 192mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
25
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
—
1
32
2
3
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
31
69
80
max °C
-3
-4
-1
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
2
4
4
3
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
2
4
2
 chill °C
-10
-12
-12
-14
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-7
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-5
-2
-3
Freezing level m
1300
1400
1750
1250
1150
850
1300
1300
950
1300
1700
1400
1900
1850
2150
2400
2650
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-15-15-14-13-12-10-8-6-5-6-6-6-5-4-4-6-7-6-10-10-10-9-8-8-5-3-2-3-3-2-111-3-4-3-6-7-7-5-5-6-3-1-2-1-11343-1-11-2-3-4-2-1-3-11022478533421-1220343557101186675435637869810131411
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
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 SW by Fri night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 192mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, 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
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 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.