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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
750
700
950
600
550
550
500
600
2150
750
550
550
550
500
750
650
km/h
30
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
W
70
WNW
85
WNW
120
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
85
W
85
W
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
18
1
—
—
2
1
6
5
2
1
 mm
0.2
—
—
—
0.2
2
0.4
—
27
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
-5
-6
-6
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
min °C
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
-7
-7
-8
-5
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
 chill °C
-2
-3
-6
-6
-3
-5
-6
-9
-12
-18
-19
-19
-13
-12
-15
-14
-16
-16
Freezing level m
3500
3350
3350
3300
3400
3650
3300
2900
2900
1600
1700
1050
1100
1350
1600
2000
1850
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3221331-1-3-10-10-9-5-4-6-6-7-7332234211-6-7-7-4-3-4-3-4-545335555711-3-2-1132-212148111210121112994567995
Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu morning).

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
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km SW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
52 km NE
423m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).

* 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.