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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 138mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1650
1550
1550
1600
1650
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
35
NW
60
NW
65
WNW
55
NNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
25
W
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
12
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
138
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
3
1
0
1
3
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
min °C
1
2
2
-1
-2
0
2
1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-3
-10
-12
-9
-6
-6
-8
-11
-8
-10
-14
-14
-11
-9
Freezing level m
2950
2900
3050
2500
2100
2550
2950
2850
2450
1850
1550
1950
1350
1750
1850
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-3-5-3-2-3-6-5-5-6-7-9-8-71230-1132-1-3-2-3-4-5-4-4345213653-1-1-1-2-2-1-2367434886112022161011777111194453564913141010101414127887997
Sunrise
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:46
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mild with heavy rain (total 138mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
54 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
72 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).

* 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.