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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
700
550
500
550
600
600
900
850
700
800
600
550
550
600
km/h
60
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
70
WSW
60
W
50
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
45
WNW
65
NW
115
NW
100
NW
90
NW
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
21
10
2
4
14
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
19
22
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-7
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-2
0
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
min °C
-3
-5
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
1
0
 chill °C
-13
-17
-20
-22
-22
-20
-15
-12
-14
-10
-7
-8
-13
-12
-12
-9
-8
Freezing level m
1600
1350
1550
1200
1000
1050
1300
1000
1150
1650
1500
2250
2200
2250
2400
2600
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Dixon. 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
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
32 km NW
107m alt.
46 minutes ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
26 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
26 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
20 km
68 km S
541m alt.
26 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).

* 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.