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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
2200
550
550
550
600
600
1800
600
650
1700
650
km/h
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
25
W
15
W
75
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
14
13
7
4
1
3
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
-2
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-2
-1
1
1
min °C
5
4
4
2
1
1
0
-6
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-1
0
1
 chill °C
0
-2
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-14
-16
-16
-22
-19
-17
-15
-8
-6
-5
Freezing level m
3500
3600
3550
3050
3000
2850
2650
1700
1300
1650
950
1050
1200
950
2150
2600
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4430-1-2-3-7-11-12-11-9-7-5-3-2-15542221-4-8-8-8-7-6-4-11186677761-1-1-4-4-3-246513101213121312877355211137
Sunrise
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

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.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
52 km NE
423m alt.
53 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
20 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.