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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 129mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light rain
clear
some clouds
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1000
1600
1650
1000
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
km/h
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
65
NW
55
NW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
2
2
—
 mm
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
12
30
17
70
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
5
6
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
5
4
5
-3
-4
-3
min °C
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
0
3
3
2
4
3
-2
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
0
1
5
3
1
0
-3
-6
-1
-2
-4
-3
-5
-9
-10
-9
-4
Freezing level m
3200
3200
3500
3450
3450
3200
2850
2000
3150
3050
2450
2950
2800
2850
1550
1500
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
01221-1-2-2-1-2-3-2-3-6-12-12-92344321-122122-2-8-7-634564431443542-4-4-45677565255677500-28810108108589910108432111013131013128121212131311875
Sunrise
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 129mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm 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.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 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.