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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
1650
1550
1600
1600
1550
km/h
20
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
55
NW
15
NW
30
SSW
35
WSW
40
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
20
13
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-2
-1
-3
-8
-8
-7
-8
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
min °C
-5
-3
-2
-4
-11
-11
-9
-10
-7
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-10
-11
-9
-12
-20
-21
-19
-21
-14
-15
-8
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
Freezing level m
1050
1700
2050
1700
1100
1150
700
1100
1250
800
1850
1950
1450
1450
2100
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-7-14-14-12-14-11-8-5-4-3-3-2-1-5-3-2-4-10-10-8-9-7-6-2-1-2-201-3-11-1-7-7-6-6-4-400-1-101-2232-3-3-5-3-2-311-1011156411-222-14424444787441553886786
Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:43
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6:44
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
72 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 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.