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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
600
700
700
900
600
550
550
500
600
700
600
550
550
km/h
30
WNW
35
W
55
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
65
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
75
W
85
W
55
W
50
W
70
WSW
75
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
38
2
—
—
—
2
5
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
0.5
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
-2
0
-5
-9
-4
-3
-4
-4
min °C
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
0
-2
-4
-7
-9
-8
-3
-6
-6
 chill °C
-2
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-7
-11
-14
-16
-19
-23
-19
-12
-18
-18
Freezing level m
3600
3500
3350
3350
3350
3500
3700
3350
2550
2950
1900
1750
1150
1150
1350
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43222431-2-2-6-9-6-3-5-54332244201-3-6-5-3-3-3656334455511-2-2021112149111210111112994668
Sunrise
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:10
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon at the specific elevation of 3019 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
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
52 km NE
423m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
10 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.