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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
W
20
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.5
23
30
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
3
2
4
4
3
1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
1
2
3
3
min °C
4
2
2
4
3
2
-1
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
2
3
2
 chill °C
1
-3
-4
-1
-1
-3
-6
-8
-8
-15
-15
-12
-9
-8
-2
1
0
Freezing level m
3400
2800
2400
2850
2600
2550
2150
1400
1350
1400
700
1150
1400
1600
2350
2700
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-3-3-4-5-7-10-14-14-12-10-8-5-4-2-2411110-3-7-8-9-8-7-5-3-1115324430-4-5-6-6-5-3-12336446653-1-1-2-4-3-1156510779986242-12338971391012121210676256511129
Sunrise
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 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.