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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
550
550
550
500
550
550
550
650
1600
650
2050
2300
700
km/h
50
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
25
SSE
80
SE
60
SSE
60
SSE
40
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
10
5
1
13
2
6
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
1.5
25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
0
0
-1
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
0
0
1
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
0
0
-4
-6
-8
-9
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-9
-20
-23
-17
-17
-14
-7
-6
-7
-5
-2
-4
Freezing level m
3250
3000
3050
2600
2500
2300
1550
1400
900
1050
1300
1050
2300
2550
2450
2450
2750
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
20-1-3-3-5-9-10-10-9-7-4-3-3-3-3-2032200-3-6-7-8-6-6-3-10-11226676530-2-4-2-3-1465674121312121187636531213714158
Sunrise
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 27mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
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.