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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 98mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1000
1650
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
W
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
65
NW
90
NW
65
NW
45
W
30
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
7
5
4
2
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
5
78
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
-10
-9
-5
min °C
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
-1
1
1
0
2
2
-6
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
3
1
-1
-4
-6
-8
-4
-5
-8
-6
-7
-16
-21
-19
-16
Freezing level m
2950
3100
3150
3500
3450
3450
3250
2850
2250
3150
2850
2450
2950
2800
2900
1350
1300
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10221-1-2-3-1-2-3-2-2-6-15-14-1112355432-121122-2-10-10-7345675441333442-6-6-5557886752555775-2-2-48991112910958981010822-111121214151114128121211131311653
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 98mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
42 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
72 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 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.