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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
8200
1550
1550
1500
km/h
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
W
60
W
60
WNW
35
W
25
SSW
40
S
20
SW
35
W
50
W
60
NW
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Snowflake cm
33
7
1
9
13
15
15
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-7
-7
-3
0
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-11
-9
-6
-2
-1
-3
-7
 chill °C
-11
-11
-10
-11
-9
-10
-13
-14
-13
-22
-17
-16
-10
-8
-14
-15
Freezing level m
1550
1150
1300
1000
1250
1650
1250
1650
1800
850
1100
1550
1350
1400
1750
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-11-8-6-7-7-8-8-13-12-8-3-4-6-8-5-7-7-5-3-3-4-4-3-9-8-5-1-1-3-5-3-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-6-5-3-1-1-1-20-2-2-3-10012-4-20-1111322-133345-12323446553676783565777
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:34

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
73 km S
455m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light snow
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).

* 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.