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– Lat/Long: 43.59° S 170.13° E

Mount Hicks
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sat 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SSW
5
WSW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
0
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
65
N
60
N
95
N
85
NNW
45
NNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
75
NW
90
NW
55
WNW
10
W
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
 cm 
10
15
14
31
4
4
1.0
2.0
69
2.0
12
54
18
5
 mm 
0.2
41
15
max°C
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
-1
-5
-5
-5
-8
-5
-4
-5
-4
-6
-7
-13
-14
-13
-8
-2
min°C
2
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
3
2
-4
-5
-5
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-8
-10
-14
-16
-14
-10
-5
chill°C 
-2
0
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
0
-5
-6
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
-14
-14
-15
-21
-18
-15
-13
-13
-14
-22
-22
-25
-27
-26
-21
-14
Freezing level (m
3500
3550
3300
3200
3200
3300
3200
3100
3150
3250
3200
3000
2900
2800
3150
3200
3300
3450
3800
3700
2700
2450
2400
2250
1600
2000
2200
2300
2400
2200
2100
1400
1050
950
1350
1850
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
9250
1550
1600
1650
1600
1600
1600
5300
1650
2750
1900
1600
950
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1700
1650
1650
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1950
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221000-1-100-1-1-3-2-101233-3-5-5-8-8-6-5-5-5-7-9-14-15-14-9-4443333333443223445672-1-1-4-4-3-2-1-1-3-4-8-10-10-6-155445555466655667799533-1-201221-1-5-7-6-4-16656777768989889109111186622235542-2-4-3-21910891091011911121112111112131214141199656688763-112412131112131213141214151415151415161517171412139899111111963457
Sunrise
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
8:00
7:00
8:02
8:03
8:04
Sunset
7:36
7:34
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:27
7:24
7:22
6:21
7:20
7:17
7:15

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Hicks is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 3-6):

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

Mount Hicks Weather (Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hicks at the specific elevation of 3216 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
20 km S
650m alt.
59 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
54 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
72 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
73 km S
455m alt.
29 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
94 km NE
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Omarama
100 km S
420m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
112 km NE
2m alt.
29 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
118 km S
965m alt.
31 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.