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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
900
700
800
1550
600
550
550
500
600
1800
750
750
1400
550
550
800
600
km/h
30
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
115
WNW
45
W
40
W
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
70
W
75
W
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
29
3
1
—
—
—
2
4
—
—
 mm
0.2
—
—
—
0.2
1.9
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-6
min °C
3
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
-1
-6
-6
-7
-3
-1
-4
-4
-5
-7
 chill °C
-3
-3
-6
-4
-4
-4
-8
-9
-11
-15
-16
-16
-10
-9
-14
-15
-16
-18
Freezing level m
3500
3350
3350
3350
3350
3600
3250
2850
2800
1800
1700
1150
1200
2000
1700
1900
1950
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3222330-2-3-9-10-8-5-3-5-7-7-9332234211-6-6-6-3-1-3-4-4-745335545622-2-11131-212149111211111112995677995
Sunrise
6:28
—
—
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: Light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, 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.
45 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
35 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
35 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
45 minutes ago
17°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
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.