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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 122mm) 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). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
55
NW
75
NW
40
NW
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
4
31
2
2
6
—
5
5
—
—
—
 mm
26
15
81
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
3
3
-2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-4
-5
-6
-10
-13
-14
-11
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-12
-10
-6
-5
-10
Freezing level m
2800
2600
2900
1700
1400
900
1200
1400
1600
1250
1250
1100
1150
1350
1300
1200
1650
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-12-12-11-9-10-11-14-14-11-10-10-7-5-3-510-2-8-8-7-5-7-6-10-9-7-6-6-5-3-1-3432-4-5-6-4-4-4-6-6-5-4-4-3-2-1-26651-2-4-1-1-1-2-2-3-2-1-1-20-199752-1233221222242121211863666554565675
Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 122mm) 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). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW 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
-
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (44 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (48 kph from 315 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.