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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 144mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1700
1700
1600
1600
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
70
NW
45
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
45
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
60
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
29
—
1
6
4
17
—
 mm
0.1
0.3
4
24
21
94
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
4
4
5
-3
-2
-4
-2
-3
-1
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
-4
min °C
2
3
1
4
3
0
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-5
 chill °C
-2
-2
-5
-3
-5
-5
-7
-9
-10
-8
-10
-11
-13
-11
-13
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
3150
2900
2300
2800
2650
2900
1600
1700
1100
1350
1550
1750
1250
1400
1100
1750
2000
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-4-2-4-5-11-13-11-8-10-9-12-12-10-9-8-712011-1-7-7-7-4-6-5-8-8-6-5-4-5332443-3-3-5-3-3-2-5-4-4-2-1-545576611-3-101-1-1-112-4788109955134423256-1101211131212884777665892
Sunrise
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 144mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 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.