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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

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

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Fri morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
2100
650
550
550
550
600
550
600
750
1750
700
8750
2300
km/h
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
60
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
35
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
60
SSE
80
SSE
70
S
60
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
5
12
3
1
3
6
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
0
-1
-6
-6
-7
-11
-8
-6
-2
-1
-1
min °C
4
5
4
4
2
2
0
-1
-6
-6
-8
-11
-13
-10
-7
-4
-1
-1
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-2
-6
-6
-8
-9
-12
-11
-19
-25
-28
-23
-19
-12
-8
-8
Freezing level m
3300
3500
3550
3600
3000
3100
2800
2450
1850
1450
1500
900
800
1100
650
1400
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2443-1-1-2-3-7-10-11-13-16-12-9-5-4-45554321-1-4-6-7-9-12-9-7-3-1-19966777510-1-3-5-4-4144171710131513131187634519125
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Fri morning).

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
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
51 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
51 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
51 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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.