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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1050
1650
1050
1650
1000
1600
1000
1600
1650
1650
1550
950
km/h
30
SW
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
W
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
0
1
1
0
min °C
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-2
0
-1
-5
-4
-2
-2
3
1
-1
-2
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3450
3450
3300
2900
3000
3150
3050
3400
3450
3500
3250
2950
2350
2750
2800
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221-1-1-10221-1-2-3-2-3-5343223345432011045534456755414435775677896763566710107910912129109599981213912131215151114128121212
Sunrise
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the NW 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.
45 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
20 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.