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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1850
1900
1900
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
35
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
55
N
50
NNW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
21
17
39
 mm
—
0.8
1.4
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
-2
-1
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-2
 chill °C
-6
-2
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-9
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
2750
2850
2900
2800
2850
2900
2900
2800
2850
2700
2750
2800
2500
2500
2150
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
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8:37
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the N 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.
51 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
72 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 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.