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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1900
1550
1650
1550
1550
1800
1850
1900
1500
1550
1550
km/h
40
N
45
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
30
NNE
45
N
50
N
45
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
6
 mm
11
—
—
—
0.7
3
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
-1
min °C
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-8
-6
-6
-6
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
-8
-10
Freezing level m
3000
2650
2700
2650
2900
2850
2750
2800
2950
2800
2650
2750
2800
2700
2700
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-3-2-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-4-5211233222212211-24444665554454542777799788678788410101010121310111191111101111713141313151613141512141413141410
Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue 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.
51 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
46 km SSE
855m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
73 km S
455m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 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.