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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
2400
1700
1700
1700
1650
8200
1650
1650
1050
9350
1650
9150
1600
1000
1600
km/h
5
NW
20
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-4
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-11
-17
-20
-16
-14
-11
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
-6
-4
-2
-3
-4
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1300
1550
800
1050
1250
1300
2450
2650
2700
3050
3200
3200
2850
2950
2900
2850
2850
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-10-9-6-3-3-2-10-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-9-7-6-3011232222111-5-4-6-5-4-2233443443332-1-1-3-3-2055576567655434-112388710979108887773564101191312912141111119
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:01
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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
6°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 135).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
72 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light snow
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).

* 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.