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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
1600
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
65
NW
45
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
9
10
2
1
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.3
—
22
23
95
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
3
3
2
4
4
5
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
min °C
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
-1
-4
-4
-5
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
 chill °C
-3
-5
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-9
-10
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2750
2350
3100
2800
2300
2750
2700
2900
1500
1500
1000
1300
1700
1700
1750
1600
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-2-4-2-4-6-11-13-10-6-8-8-8-12-121-111011-1-7-8-7-3-5-5-4-7-921332442-4-4-5-2-2-2-2-4-6424546650-1-3-11110-475787999341345440107111211121212774788873
Sunrise
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW 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.
41 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 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.