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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
2400
600
550
550
550
600
550
650
600
950
700
km/h
15
SE
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
80
SSE
85
SSE
65
SE
35
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
6
5
15
3
2
16
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
-4
-5
-7
-5
-4
-2
min °C
3
4
5
3
4
1
1
1
1
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
 chill °C
-2
0
0
-4
-2
-7
-7
-7
-6
-9
-11
-10
-19
-20
-16
-15
Freezing level m
3050
3300
3500
3550
3700
3050
2800
2750
2900
2500
1950
1650
1050
1050
1100
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
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.