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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 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 40mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1700
1600
1600
km/h
30
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
70
NW
90
NW
55
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
35
W
55
WNW
45
W
30
W
40
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
14
12
29
1
3
1
—
1
29
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
-5
-7
-7
-4
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
min °C
0
1
1
-1
1
0
-3
-7
-7
-8
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-7
-4
-5
-9
-8
-10
-10
-13
-13
-15
-11
-16
-16
-18
-17
-20
Freezing level m
2350
3050
2900
2300
2800
2700
2900
1700
1550
1000
1350
1600
1600
1300
1400
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-4-2-4-5-11-12-11-8-10-9-12-13-12121011-1-6-7-8-5-6-5-7-8-81332433-3-4-5-3-3-3-4-4-524556661-1-3-111-1-2-257889994413443317101211121212874787664
Sunrise
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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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 40mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
20 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 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.