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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
750
600
2050
2050
950
700
750
650
600
600
650
800
550
500
500
600
700
km/h
40
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
W
35
WSW
35
W
80
WNW
25
WSW
65
S
50
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
5
3
10
22
20
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-1
-2
-7
-11
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-3
-2
-3
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-18
-20
-20
-22
-17
-18
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-13
-24
-24
-22
Freezing level m
1200
1300
1000
850
1200
450
1000
1250
1100
1300
1350
1350
1250
1850
1900
1350
1000
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-15-16-16-13-11-10-9-10-10-8-4-3-6-12-15-12-8-8-11-12-11-10-9-8-7-7-7-6-3-2-3-9-11-9-2-2-4-4-3-4-4-2-3-1-1-1-113-2-4-4662450564555668541
Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
7:13
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
7:32

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sat 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
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
10 km
68 km S
541m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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.