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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
60
NW
30
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
40
NW
55
NW
80
NW
60
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
47
1
3
7
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
12
25
39
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-3
-10
-10
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
1
2
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
0
0
 chill °C
-14
-17
-18
-20
-21
-21
-17
-14
-16
-12
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-9
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1250
1350
1750
1250
1150
850
1300
1350
950
1350
1750
1450
1750
1800
2050
2500
2550
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-15-15-13-13-12-10-8-6-5-6-7-6-4-4-3-5-7-5-10-10-9-8-8-7-5-3-3-3-3-2011-3-4-2-6-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-2-1-11344-1-11-2-3-3-1-1-3-11-11246772242102313435571011106685535637869810131413
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun 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.
35 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 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.