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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. 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 SSW 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
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
550
550
500
550
1950
550
600
1650
700
1700
2450
700
km/h
50
WNW
65
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
30
NNW
25
NW
5
SSW
80
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
16
11
7
12
3
5
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.9
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
3
1
-1
-1
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
0
1
0
1
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
0
-1
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-1
1
-1
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-6
-5
-8
-9
-14
-14
-19
-19
-17
-17
-15
-8
-5
-7
-6
-2
-3
Freezing level m
3350
3050
2950
2750
2350
2200
1500
1700
900
1100
1200
1000
2150
2600
2450
2350
2750
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
200-2-4-6-10-11-9-8-7-5-3-2-3-3-2-13231-1-4-6-7-7-6-6-4-11-10226677421-1-4-3-3-1465676121312121198736531213714158
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: Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. 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 SSW 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.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
44 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
44 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
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.