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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1000
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1650
1500
1550
1550
6250
km/h
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
5
SE
25
NNE
40
N
55
N
40
NNW
35
NW
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
4
13
20
11
18
15
14
51
9
10
1
23
15
1
 mm
35
max °C
0
0
0
1
3
0
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
min °C
0
0
-1
1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-1
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-11
-11
-15
-16
Freezing level m
1950
2000
1850
2100
2500
1750
1700
2050
1900
1700
1650
1800
1300
1600
1350
1250
1150
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-6-4-6-7-7-8-10-10-8-8-8-10-13-15-11-3-3-4-2-1-3-3-3-3-5-5-4-4-4-6-9-10-800-112-1-10-1-2-2-2-3-2-4-6-7-7433441232121-10-2-2-4-67667745755543422-1-4109910117810888767553-1
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 35mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW 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.
55 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
25 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
25 minutes ago
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
25 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 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.