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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1550
1800
1600
1750
km/h
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
8
7
9
5
4
2
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—
2
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
19
8
—
0.6
0.6
—
max °C
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
min °C
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
1
1
0
Freezing level m
2500
2500
2500
2550
2650
2650
2500
2600
2750
2850
3000
2950
2650
2850
3000
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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—
Sunset
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
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8:31
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.