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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
800
600
550
500
500
600
650
700
550
700
500
550
1400
550
550
550
700
km/h
35
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
70
WNW
95
NW
105
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
60
W
75
WNW
75
W
80
WSW
85
W
90
WNW
90
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
12
2
1
3
2
2
22
8
—
11
3
12
2
 mm
0.2
0.4
1.6
0.4
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41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
4
4
3
1
3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-8
min °C
2
3
2
1
1
0
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-8
-6
-7
-4
-7
-9
 chill °C
-4
-4
-6
-8
-9
-12
-15
-16
-18
-14
-16
-18
-20
-18
-20
-16
-20
-20
Freezing level m
3350
3350
3650
3400
2700
3050
1700
1750
1300
1350
1350
1400
1450
1500
1350
1800
1600
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2331-2-2-9-10-8-7-7-8-10-9-8-7-9-11243212-5-6-6-5-5-5-7-6-6-4-6-934555712-2-1-11-1-1021-3111210111112896767777873
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
38 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
38 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
38 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
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.