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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1500
1550
1500
1550
1600
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
40
WNW
75
NW
100
NW
55
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
30
W
35
W
70
WNW
55
WSW
55
WNW
40
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
11
11
39
—
—
2
2
9
27
2
2
14
—
12
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
0
2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-10
-8
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-1
1
0
-4
-6
-6
-8
-6
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
 chill °C
-9
-8
-11
-9
-12
-14
-17
-15
-16
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-13
Freezing level m
2350
2800
2600
2850
1600
1750
1200
1550
1500
1600
1150
1250
1150
1300
1450
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-5-11-11-11-9-10-12-15-13-10-9-9-8-110-1-6-6-7-6-6-8-10-9-7-6-5-52432-3-3-4-3-3-4-6-6-4-3-3-3466521-100-1-2-2-2-10-2799855243222233210121211986776555664
Sunrise
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W 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
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 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.