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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
600
550
500
500
550
700
700
550
700
500
500
1350
600
650
600
650
km/h
50
WNW
50
WNW
70
WNW
105
NW
100
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
55
W
45
WNW
65
W
90
WNW
80
W
65
W
75
W
80
W
95
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
3
11
2
—
4
3
2
30
4
1
10
2
4
3
 mm
0.5
1.3
0.4
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48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
2
1
3
-6
-6
-5
-2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
2
3
1
0
-1
-7
-6
-7
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-7
 chill °C
-5
-5
-9
-12
-10
-17
-16
-18
-13
-15
-17
-20
-19
-19
-17
-18
-16
Freezing level m
3300
3700
3300
2750
3100
1550
1800
1250
1600
1500
1650
1400
1350
1250
1650
1600
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
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—
Sunset
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
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—
8:10
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—
8:12
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8:13
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 50mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
58 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10 km

* 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.