Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 52mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1700
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
8650
km/h
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
2
4
4
—
2
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
2500
2650
2750
2650
2600
2700
3050
2750
2750
2700
2600
2750
2900
2800
2800
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-4-3-3-1-3-3-3-4-3-2-2-2-21111123211122222334345644345345466767887768756879910910111110109111181012912121312131514141412141411131512
Sunrise
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—

Loading...

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 52mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon 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
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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.
57 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 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.