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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 42mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1750
1550
1600
1500
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1600
km/h
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
70
NW
90
NW
55
NW
10
NW
30
W
30
NW
25
WNW
35
W
70
WNW
45
W
40
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
14
11
24
1
—
1
—
4
46
—
—
20
3
13
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
0
2
1
2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-4
-8
-7
-5
-6
-7
-8
min °C
1
1
-1
1
0
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-9
-7
-8
-6
-9
-9
 chill °C
-4
-6
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-14
-15
-14
-16
-19
-20
-17
-19
-17
-19
-16
Freezing level m
3100
2900
2300
2850
2700
2950
1650
1800
1250
1400
1450
1700
1150
1400
1350
1600
1450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-4-2-3-5-11-11-11-9-11-10-13-12-11-10-13-1212-121-1-6-6-7-6-7-6-9-7-7-6-8-9332443-2-3-4-3-4-3-5-4-4-3-5-745566622-1-100-2-1-11-1-578899955233323342-2101211121212996767666762
Sunrise
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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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. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 42mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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.
29 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
49 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
49 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
49 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 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.