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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 226mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1650
1750
1600
1600
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1600
1000
1000
1000
km/h
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
58
113
9
4
3
3
11
26
max °C
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
min °C
-5
-4
-7
-4
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
 chill °C
-13
-9
-12
-9
-4
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
0
Freezing level m
1300
1250
600
1200
1600
1250
1650
1900
1950
2050
2450
2700
2600
2500
2500
2650
2750
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-11-9-6-5-6-6-8-6-4-3-4-4-4-3-3-2-9-8-9-6-3-3-3-3-4-212100222-5-4-6-4-1-2-10-1134433445-2-1-4-21-112346765677722-22425567911999101010562675889101314131212141314
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 226mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

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.
46 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 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.