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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
550
550
550
1450
600
600
950
650
600
1850
2300
2050
km/h
65
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
65
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
5
SSE
75
SSE
80
SSE
65
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
10
11
10
9
2
3
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
0
0
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
min °C
2
2
1
0
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
 chill °C
-6
-6
-7
-9
-13
-14
-18
-21
-20
-17
-15
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
Freezing level m
2950
3000
2800
2500
2400
1550
1700
900
1050
1150
850
1750
2400
2450
2300
2550
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-2-3-5-9-9-9-9-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-12320-3-6-6-7-7-6-4-2-1-1-1116775310-4-3-4-23546761111121088735521012614159
Sunrise
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
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—
7:58
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km SW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
52 km NE
423m alt.
36 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
36 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).

* 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.