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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1600
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
60
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
10
3
—
—
1
10
 mm
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
1.6
18
29
77
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
min °C
4
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
 chill °C
2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-13
-14
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
Freezing level m
3550
3400
3200
2800
2200
3200
3150
2400
2650
2750
2800
1300
1400
800
1200
1500
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-1-2-20-1-3-3-3-8-13-12-10-10-10-94321-122021-4-8-8-7-6-6-554331343440-5-4-5-4-3-265552455663-2-1-4-1019898588899623-1235121012117111211121210663678
Sunrise
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W 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.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.