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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 31mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
8350
1650
1650
1600
1050
1600
1650
1750
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
40
WNW
70
NW
75
NW
50
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
16
16
25
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
31
max °C
4
3
2
2
3
3
5
5
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
min °C
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
-1
0
1
1
2
-1
-1
 chill °C
0
-1
-5
-3
-2
-3
3
2
-1
-4
-6
-8
-6
-4
-6
-6
-10
-8
Freezing level m
3450
3300
2900
3050
3150
3050
3400
3450
3500
3250
2800
2100
2400
2650
2600
2900
2450
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-1-10-1221-1-2-3-3-3-3-2-5-343223355432-10122-115534457755313344347746679967625677671010791010121291195891010991212912131215151114138111213131213
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 31mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon 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.
38 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
36 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
72 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
48 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.