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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 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 night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 73mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1000
1500
1500
km/h
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NNW
50
NW
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
37
1
3
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
47
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-4
-1
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-5
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
4
min °C
-5
-6
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
 chill °C
-11
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-13
-12
-10
-8
-4
-6
-9
-9
-7
Freezing level m
1250
750
1200
1350
1700
1200
1200
900
1350
1400
900
1250
1750
1300
1500
1750
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-9-10-10-15-15-13-13-12-10-7-5-4-6-7-5-8-7-5-6-5-10-10-9-9-7-7-4-2-3-3-3-1-5-6-4-4-2-6-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-2-2-13-2-5-2-11-2-3-4-2-1-4-11-11252-222421-123-1342459526675535736858812
Sunrise
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—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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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 night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 73mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW 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.
54 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
73 km S
455m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
94 km NE
66m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.