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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 45mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
550
550
550
550
750
650
700
800
800
8700
600
550
800
550
km/h
60
NNW
70
NW
75
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
0.4
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
19
max °C
2
-1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
min °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
 chill °C
-8
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-7
-8
-9
Freezing level m
2700
2350
2400
2350
2400
2900
3450
3600
3500
3300
3100
3000
3400
3500
3150
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-4-4-31343200330-11-1-1-1-122332334322655555224478644712121212121291012916169111112
Sunrise
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6:03
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—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
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Sunset
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—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
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8:32
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8:34
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 45mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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
lightning 57km E of Greymouth
3 km SSW
1248m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
32 km NW
107m alt.
57 minutes ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km SW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
52 km NE
423m alt.
37 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.