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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
700
750
750
700
600
600
1650
2150
1650
600
550
550
700
750
1450
km/h
85
WNW
80
NW
55
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
NNW
50
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
7
12
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—
—
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.1
1.3
3
5
2
4
0.7
max °C
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
min °C
-2
0
-1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
 chill °C
-13
-10
-10
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
Freezing level m
2150
2450
2400
2700
2600
2650
2750
2750
2700
3000
3050
2900
3000
3100
2900
2950
2950
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-1-2-2-1-2-100-101-1-100-20-111112233333333345556667789889910108101111121312131313161713141414171614
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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—
8:22
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat 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
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
47 km SW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
52 km NE
423m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).

* 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.