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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1000
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1800
1000
km/h
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
80
W
70
W
30
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
20
12
12
1
5
5
6
18
1
2
17
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
0
-1
-8
-8
-6
-3
-3
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
min °C
-4
-3
-1
-4
-9
-8
-8
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-12
-11
-9
-15
-22
-21
-18
-12
-11
-11
-9
-10
-12
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
1150
1450
1850
1650
950
900
450
1350
1500
1550
1950
1750
1150
1300
1500
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-11-17-17-13-12-11-9-8-9-9-9-8-6-5-5-4-6-12-12-9-7-6-5-4-5-6-5-5-3-4-3-1-3-9-8-7-4-3-2-1-2-4-3-2-1-2131-5-5-5-11122-2-1012464-1-1-23446513345797332677984677
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:02
6:04
6:05

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
36 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
72 km SE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 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.