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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 96mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1550
1550
950
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
30
WNW
45
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
40
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
30
2
3
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
68
15
—
max °C
-4
-1
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
3
4
3
1
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
4
2
1
 chill °C
-11
-13
-14
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-7
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
1350
1700
1250
1150
800
1300
1350
950
1300
1650
1350
1850
1750
2100
2750
2450
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-15-15-14-13-12-10-8-5-4-6-7-5-4-5-5-7-6-10-10-9-9-8-7-5-3-2-3-4-11-1-1-4-3-6-7-7-5-5-5-3-1-2-1-12431-11-2-3-4-2-1-3-1002248643421-12313435581197675435637759811141210
Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 96mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW 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.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
heavy rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
72 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 315).

* 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.