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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1700
1650
1550
1550
1600
1750
1650
1700
1500
1700
1550
km/h
20
NNW
25
N
40
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
5
2
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
3
 mm
—
—
19
—
—
—
—
1.5
—
0.6
0.7
—
0.2
0.4
1.2
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
-1
min °C
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-5
-4
-6
-8
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
0
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-9
-11
Freezing level m
2600
2750
2950
2700
2700
2700
2650
2800
2750
2800
2950
2900
2850
2850
2800
2750
2550
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-5-61121112222322321-1-24454445645645654417777768978878977741011101010911121011121011131111107131413131313141613151513151614141410
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Tue 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.
50 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
72 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 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.