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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1650
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1500
km/h
40
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
35
SSW
15
W
20
W
30
NW
50
NW
70
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
48
2
4
6
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
-4
-10
-10
-8
-8
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-17
-16
-17
-14
-17
-18
-20
-22
-22
-20
-18
-13
-12
-6
-10
-11
-12
-14
Freezing level m
1550
1300
800
1300
1400
1650
1200
1200
950
1250
1400
1000
1300
1850
1350
1650
1850
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-10-9-10-10-14-15-13-13-12-9-7-5-5-6-6-7-8-8-7-5-7-6-10-10-9-9-7-7-4-2-3-3-3-3-4-5-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-5-4-5-2-1-2-1-10-1-2-4-1-11-2-3-4-2-1-301-112342-133421-1230352556762767553663785899
Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, 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.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 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.