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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1700
1700
1600
1600
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1000
950
950
km/h
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
40
NW
65
NW
60
NW
65
NNW
50
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
3
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
22
31
33
39
14
4
19
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-5
-2
-2
-3
-4
-1
1
2
2
1
1
2
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
2
2
1
1
1
 chill °C
-20
-21
-20
-18
-14
-16
-14
-10
-10
-11
-15
-13
-9
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
Freezing level m
1250
1200
800
1250
1350
700
1200
1600
1250
1650
1700
2100
2550
2800
2800
2650
2700
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-14-13-12-11-9-6-4-7-8-6-4-3-3-3-4-4-10-10-10-8-8-8-6-3-3-3-4-2122112-6-6-7-5-4-7-4-2-2-1-21355444-2-3-5-2-1-4-21-112468877721-223-1242557911121110105525626858810121415141313
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
ASCATC170E43S
71 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 243).
- km
72 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).

* 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.