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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 80mm) 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). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
40
NW
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
50
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
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—
—
—
1
30
1
3
1
1
5
—
—
—
—
 mm
80
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-5
-5
-6
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-7
-11
-12
-13
-10
-12
-12
-14
-14
-16
-12
-12
-10
-5
-4
-7
Freezing level m
2900
1500
1350
900
1350
1450
1650
1250
1250
850
1400
1500
1050
1250
1650
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-13-12-10-9-10-10-14-14-13-12-9-8-6-4-6-2-8-8-8-5-7-6-10-10-9-7-5-5-3-2-42-5-5-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-1-25-1-2-4-1-11-2-2-3-11-2-10-1832-133422034134211763767553774685
Sunrise
—
6:28
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—
6:26
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6:26
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—
6:24
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6:22
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Sunset
—
—
8:17
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8:19
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8:20
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8:22
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8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 80mm) 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). Mainly near gales.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
656m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 135).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).

* 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.