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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Wed night turning to drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
750
650
600
800
700
9450
600
550
700
550
550
700
600
km/h
70
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
40
WNW
75
NW
90
WNW
95
NW
75
WNW
65
WNW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
8
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
58
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
-2
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
-3
-2
 chill °C
-11
-11
-9
-6
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-7
-10
-13
-11
Freezing level m
2400
2350
2400
2900
3400
3600
3500
3300
3150
3000
3350
3250
3000
3100
2700
2150
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3134311021-10-3-6-3-1-1-1233433332131-3-25555225578545763-112121211891281516911111212106
Sunrise
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A light covering of new snow on Wed night turning to drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km SW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
52 km NE
423m alt.
44 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 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.