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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1550
1500
1550
1600
km/h
35
NW
60
NW
65
NW
65
NW
50
NW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
5
24
31
27
7
4
5
2
2
1
—
1
—
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
13
5
1.9
max °C
-2
-2
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
 chill °C
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-7
-5
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1800
1750
1950
2350
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
2650
2700
2550
2600
2700
2800
2950
2900
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-111111110112322-1-11234333443444655213567666776787888556891099910109111110111111889121313131212131312141413141414
Sunrise
6:22
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—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu 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.
45 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 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.