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Mount Hicks Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 46mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
55
NW
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
30
W
40
W
50
WSW
45
W
80
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
22
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1
43
2
3
1
2
7
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 mm
46
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-4
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-12
-16
-17
-18
-14
-17
-18
-20
-21
-21
-17
-17
-13
-9
-7
-11
Freezing level m
2900
1500
1350
900
1350
1450
1650
1250
1250
850
1400
1500
1050
1250
1650
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-13-12-10-9-10-10-14-14-13-12-9-8-6-4-6-2-8-8-8-5-7-6-10-10-9-7-5-5-3-2-42-5-5-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-1-25-1-2-4-1-11-2-2-3-11-2-10-1832-133422034134211763767553774685
Sunrise
—
6:28
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—
6:26
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—
6:26
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—
6:24
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—
6:22
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Sunset
—
—
8:17
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8:19
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8:20
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—
8:22
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8:22
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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. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 46mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km NNE
113m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
46 km SSE
855m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
72 km SE
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
72 km S
468m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
73 km ESE
937m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 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.