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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1800
1700
1500
1500
1650
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1800
1550
1550
1600
1700
km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
15
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
45
WNW
55
WNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
25
2
1
9
4
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
0
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-6
-7
-6
min °C
0
-1
-2
-1
2
3
4
4
0
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-6
-8
-10
-5
0
0
2
0
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-12
-15
-16
Freezing level m
2600
2450
2200
2350
2850
3250
3350
3400
3250
2450
2900
2700
2400
2300
1850
1350
1350
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-7-4-2111-1-4-2-3-6-7-8-11-12-100-1-2-124442110-1-2-4-7-7-733134666333332-2-4-4-5664568985546662-1-1-31097910101211797999522113121112131315141012101212128663
Sunrise
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
43 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
72 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 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.