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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
75
W
75
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
65
NW
65
NNW
65
WNW
65
W
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
1
7
16
13
3
6
49
19
6
19
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-11
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-9
-10
-7
min °C
-10
-10
-12
-12
-7
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-9
-9
-10
-9
 chill °C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-14
-22
-22
-23
-21
Freezing level m
1150
950
1000
200
750
1000
1250
1500
2050
1950
2050
2100
1950
1300
1100
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-16-14-9-8-9-9-8-8-7-8-10-14-15-12-10-10-12-11-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-9-10-8-6-7-8-9-5-4-3-30-100-3-6-7-5-3-4-5-7-4-3-1133331-2-4-210-2-4-112476664212442-1345710910107545
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:14
6:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
37 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (65 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.