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Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
70
WNW
75
WNW
60
W
60
WNW
60
W
80
NW
100
NW
85
W
45
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
55
NNW
 cm 
13
7
7
5
1
31
20
12
11
1
14
21
5
6
7
72
 mm 
41
max°C
-6
-8
-7
-4
-3
2
4
-5
-8
-10
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-1
min°C
-7
-9
-9
-6
-4
-2
-2
-6
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
chill°C 
-19
-21
-21
-17
-14
-12
-14
-18
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
Freezing level (m
1500
1250
1050
1400
1650
1900
3200
1750
1200
1050
1200
1400
1450
1450
1200
1400
1700
1750
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
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Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:14
8:15
8:15

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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Heavy rain (total 41mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
20 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
95 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
Omarama
100 km S
420m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 299).
37
106 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
TimaruAeroAws
118 km SE
27m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
200 m
HokitikaAeroAws
120 km NE
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
2 km
123 km SE
27m alt.
27 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 307).
24
Springfield Ridge
140 km E
830m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
146 km E
375m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (76 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Hororata
152 km E
172m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0

* 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.