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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 142mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
1600
1600
1600
1650
1600
km/h
40
NW
60
NW
65
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
W
25
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
6
4
7
1
—
—
—
24
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
114
28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-1
2
3
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-7
-5
-3
-1
0
0
min °C
-2
-2
0
2
1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-12
-12
-9
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-10
-13
-17
-14
-10
-7
-5
-4
Freezing level m
2500
2100
2550
2950
2950
2500
1800
1400
1950
1750
1500
1600
1300
1800
2450
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-3-2-3-5-6-5-6-9-12-10-7-4-3-30-2132-1-3-2-3-5-7-6-4-20-1213653-2-1-1-2-4-3-3122335886112101-22336681111934544425769101214141278987859119
Sunrise
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:46
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—
8:47
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mild with heavy rain (total 142mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm 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.
51 minutes ago
-
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
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.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°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.