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Mount Dixon Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
750
900
600
550
550
500
550
600
750
750
850
550
550
1650
650
km/h
40
W
50
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
90
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
55
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
90
W
90
W
90
W
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
3
44
4
3
1
—
—
13
11
—
3
 mm
—
—
0.2
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
4
4
1
-1
-1
-6
-10
-7
-5
-4
-5
-8
-9
-8
min °C
1
1
2
1
0
-2
-3
-8
-11
-11
-6
-4
-8
-9
-9
-11
 chill °C
-6
-7
-6
-9
-11
-15
-16
-18
-22
-23
-15
-14
-22
-23
-23
-26
Freezing level m
3300
3350
3350
3700
3150
2800
2900
2050
1600
1250
1300
1650
1450
1650
1550
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 2mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
32 km WNW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
33 km SSW
737m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
36 km S
583m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
43 km WNW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
52 km NE
423m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
56 km SE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Island Hills
61 km E
370m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
Lewis Pass
61 km NE
869m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
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.