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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 49mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1050
1650
1600
1000
1000
1000
1000
1700
1600
1000
950
1500
km/h
10
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
34
max °C
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
5
5
4
2
1
-1
2
2
3
min °C
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
3
2
4
4
2
1
0
-2
1
2
2
 chill °C
-1
-3
-4
0
-2
-5
-4
-2
-2
3
2
-3
-5
-7
-9
-6
-5
-4
Freezing level m
3050
3000
3450
3450
3300
2950
2850
3100
3200
3500
3500
3400
3000
2650
1950
2650
3050
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1221-1-2-11221-2-4-5-3-1-222343223355321-2223444553454674431455675775676786753677109710107910911118108691010131291313912131114151113129121313
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
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—
8:15
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 49mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sun 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.
58 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
54 km SSE
716m alt.
28 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.