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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 77mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1550
1500
1700
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
60
NW
65
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
—
10
34
34
35
10
7
13
5
2
2
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—
—
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
52
20
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
min °C
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
 chill °C
-13
-14
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1800
1900
2350
2450
2550
2600
2650
2700
2700
2750
2600
2550
2750
3050
2900
2800
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
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 afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 77mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

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.
59 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 45).

* 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.