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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 43mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
100
NW
55
NW
45
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
35
W
45
W
60
W
50
W
55
W
20
W
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
25
—
—
—
—
2
40
2
3
10
—
5
2
—
—
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 mm
—
43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-5
-9
-9
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
min °C
0
-6
-8
-8
-8
-5
-6
-8
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
-3
 chill °C
-10
-13
-16
-17
-17
-13
-16
-19
-21
-20
-20
-17
-17
-14
-9
-6
-10
Freezing level m
2650
2900
1550
1300
800
1250
1400
1650
1250
1250
1000
1250
1400
1400
1300
1900
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-13-12-11-9-10-11-15-14-12-11-10-8-5-3-41-2-8-8-8-5-6-7-10-9-8-7-6-5-3-1-232-4-5-6-3-4-4-6-6-5-4-3-3-20-265-1-2-4-1-1-1-2-2-2-20-1-11-19832-13332212323421211752666554665785
Sunrise
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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—
8:22
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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 night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 43mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
20 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 45).
46 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).

* 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.