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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1600
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1000
km/h
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
35
NW
60
NW
70
NW
60
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
18
13
7
8
5
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
32
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
1
2
2
1
2
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-6
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
 chill °C
-20
-21
-22
-19
-14
-16
-14
-8
-7
-12
-13
-13
-10
-9
-8
-5
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1250
1150
750
1250
1300
850
1250
1600
1300
1800
1750
2000
2250
2350
2600
2750
2550
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-13-13-11-9-6-4-6-7-6-5-4-4-3-3-3-10-10-10-9-8-8-6-3-2-3-3-2-101212-6-7-7-5-5-6-3-1-2-1-11234544-2-3-5-2-1-4-10-122446786721-123-13435578910119105525636759810111213141213
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
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Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW 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.
36 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).

* 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.