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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1700
1850
1600
1600
1600
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
40
NW
70
NW
65
NW
70
NW
60
NW
50
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
9
24
31
36
15
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
1
2
2
0
0
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
0
0
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-15
-15
-14
-9
-10
-14
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-5
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1200
750
1250
1300
650
1250
1600
1350
1700
1800
2000
2450
2600
2600
2850
2550
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-13-12-11-9-6-4-6-7-6-4-4-4-3-4-5-10-9-9-8-8-6-3-3-4-3-201110-1-7-7-5-5-6-4-2-2-1-11334432-3-4-2-1-4-11-11246677651-223-2342557910101097525626758810121314131210
Sunrise
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
20 km S
656m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
49 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 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.