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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 95mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1650
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
km/h
25
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
40
N
55
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
4
10
7
5
8
16
26
29
24
4
3
1
1
3
 mm
34
95
max °C
-3
-3
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
min °C
-3
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
1
0
1
3
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
-5
-11
-9
-5
-13
Freezing level m
1500
1500
1650
1950
2050
1750
1900
2150
2100
2200
2550
2300
2100
1850
1700
1400
1550
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-9-7-8-8-7-6-6-5-4-5-7-9-10-12-8-9-6-6-5-3-3-4-3-2-2-10-2-3-4-6-7-5-6-3-3-200-1-1112311-2-3-4-2-4002341344464320-1-1-243567567771077533317789108910101013101096675
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 95mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
44 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).

* 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.