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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
950
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1650
1600
1700
1700
1600
1750
1600
1650
km/h
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
N
50
N
45
NNW
45
NW
25
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
—
2
7
1
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
0.3
1.2
4
0.5
0.2
1.1
0.1
0.3
0.5
—
max °C
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
min °C
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-5
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-6
-6
0
-1
0
1
2
-2
-2
-3
-5
Freezing level m
2700
2550
2650
2700
2900
2550
2650
2750
3000
2950
2900
2900
2950
2850
2800
2900
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

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.
37 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
34 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).

* 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.