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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1500
1550
1600
1600
1600
1550
1750
1500
1550
1550
1750
1700
1700
2100
km/h
30
NNE
40
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
55
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
10
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
23
7
2
—
—
4
2
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
2
4
4
4
3
0
1
2
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-1
1
3
4
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-6
 chill °C
-10
-10
-6
-2
0
1
0
-7
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
-8
-12
-16
Freezing level m
2350
2150
2250
2800
3300
3350
3450
3200
2500
2800
2850
2550
2500
2250
2000
1700
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-5-1111-1-3-2-2-4-4-5-6-7-8-2-2-12444201200-1-3-3-521245663335322-1-1-45456788565765421-297899111179910986541121011131215141013121312129874
Sunrise
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
59 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.