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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1600
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1450
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
70
NW
85
NW
65
NW
40
NW
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
40
W
50
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
14
14
61
5
5
3
—
1
29
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
min °C
4
4
2
2
1
-1
1
2
-1
2
1
-4
-6
-6
-8
-5
-7
-6
 chill °C
2
1
-3
-3
-6
-8
-4
-3
-8
-7
-9
-13
-15
-10
-14
-12
-17
-15
Freezing level m
3450
3500
3350
3200
2800
2350
3050
3000
2350
2900
2750
2800
1750
1550
1150
1200
1350
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221-1-2-2-1-1-4-2-3-6-10-11-11-8-10-945321-122021-1-6-6-7-5-6-5664431333442-2-3-5-3-4-277565245677520-2-2-11101089858881010853223414141013127111112131312875668
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 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.