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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), mostly on Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light rain
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light rain
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
950
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1750
1600
1650
km/h
45
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
15
7
5
11
5
4
6
—
—
2
—
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
24
8
—
—
0.7
—
max °C
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
min °C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
-1
1
0
Freezing level m
2450
2500
2500
2500
2600
2650
2650
2650
2650
2750
2900
3050
3000
2700
2800
3000
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), mostly on Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hicks at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 135 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.