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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1800
1550
1950
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
N
10
ESE
20
SE
45
SE
40
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
8
19
6
1
—
3
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
0
min °C
3
3
0
0
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
0
-1
-7
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-9
-9
-13
-18
-16
-12
-10
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level m
3350
3350
2800
2500
2650
2650
2500
2350
1850
1750
1600
900
1150
1300
1050
1950
2400
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-2-3-3-4-5-6-9-10-11-10-9-8-6-5-4-4441111-1-2-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-2-1-155334432-1-2-4-5-4-3-212277456665220-3-3-2-135410117899985540221686141410111213121188735649119
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu 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.
46 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 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.