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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 45mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1700
1700
1600
1600
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
70
NW
90
NW
55
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
NW
20
W
40
W
60
WNW
45
WSW
35
W
50
W
50
WNW
80
WNW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
12
10
25
—
1
—
—
2
42
—
1
8
6
26
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
1
1
1
2
-6
-6
-6
-4
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-4
min °C
1
1
-1
1
0
-4
-7
-8
-8
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-4
-6
-9
-8
-10
-10
-13
-15
-15
-10
-15
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-14
Freezing level m
3150
2900
2300
2800
2650
2900
1600
1700
1100
1350
1550
1750
1250
1400
1100
1750
2000
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-4-2-4-5-11-13-11-8-10-9-12-12-10-9-8-712011-1-7-7-7-4-6-5-8-8-6-5-4-5332443-3-3-5-3-3-2-5-4-4-2-1-545576611-3-101-1-1-112-4788109955134423256-1101211131212884777665892
Sunrise
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 45mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri 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.
39 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
36 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 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.