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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
km/h
35
NW
60
NW
70
NW
60
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
50
N
35
NNW
40
NW
30
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
8
33
32
41
10
4
11
3
2
1
—
1
3
5
1
5
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
31
—
0.6
10
max °C
-2
-3
-2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
 chill °C
-12
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1800
1750
1950
2400
2500
2600
2650
2600
2600
2650
2700
2500
2550
2650
2950
2750
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
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—
6:20
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—
6:18
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—
6:18
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—
6:16
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—
6:15
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Sunset
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8:23
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8:25
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8:27
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8:28
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8:30
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8:30
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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu 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.
56 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 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.