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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
900
600
550
550
500
550
1450
800
650
750
550
550
500
600
km/h
40
W
30
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
75
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
35
W
15
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
75
WNW
80
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
9
2
1
—
—
—
4
5
4
2
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.4
1.8
0.4
—
42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
2
-5
-7
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-7
min °C
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
-6
-7
-8
-3
-2
-4
-4
-5
-9
 chill °C
-3
-6
-5
-4
-4
-8
-9
-11
-16
-17
-18
-8
-11
-15
-15
-17
-18
Freezing level m
3350
3300
3350
3350
3600
3350
2800
2950
1800
1550
1200
1300
1350
1850
1850
1950
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild with heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu 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.
52 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
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.