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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
20
WNW
45
WNW
65
NW
85
NW
80
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WNW
55
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
16
12
26
—
—
—
—
2
21
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
-5
-7
-7
-4
-5
-3
min °C
4
4
2
2
1
-1
1
1
-1
2
0
-4
-6
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
2
2
-3
-3
-6
-8
-4
-5
-9
-6
-10
-12
-13
-14
-17
-13
-14
-15
Freezing level m
3450
3500
3400
3200
2800
2100
3050
3050
2300
2900
2750
2850
1700
1600
1000
1250
1600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-3-5-10-12-12-8-9-844321-122021-1-6-7-8-5-5-4664441343442-3-4-6-3-3-177565245577511-3-1021010810958981010944134513131113128111211131312884778
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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.
33 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
72 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.