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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1850
1600
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
70
NW
80
NW
65
NW
35
W
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
65
W
55
W
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
12
26
—
—
—
—
3
18
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
min °C
1
1
-1
1
1
-1
1
1
-5
-7
-8
-8
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-5
-5
-8
-4
-5
-9
-8
-8
-14
-16
-17
-14
-12
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
3200
2850
2400
3150
3100
2350
2800
2800
2900
1650
1550
850
1250
1550
1600
1750
1800
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-20-1-4-2-3-6-12-13-10-9-9-9-9-9-1021022021-2-7-8-7-5-6-5-5-6-7331343442-3-4-6-3-3-1-2-3-555245466510-4-10221-398589899853-1335651121171112111212118736781084
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu morning).

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.
40 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
72 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 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.