Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Looking down from near top of Mt Tapuaenuku on March 8th 2014, Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)

 

Days 0-3 Mount Dixon Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Mount Dixon Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
light snow
Wind km/h
20 WNW20
25 W25
25 WNW25
30 S30
20 SSW20
15 WSW15
5 E5
5 NW5
5 W5
10 ESE10
5 SSE5
5 ESE5
5 NW5
10 NW10
20 NW20
30 NW30
55 NW55
45 WNW45
some clouds some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds light rain light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 8
Snow
Snow cm
- - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
High °C
-4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 3
Low °C
-5 -5 -6 -6 -4 -3 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 1
Chill °C
-10 -12 -10 -13 -10 -3 -1 -3 -3 -3 0 -1 1 -2 -4 -8 -5 -4
Freezing level m
800 850 450 600 950 900 1300 1400 1200 1400 1600 1500 1600 1600 1150 1350 1700 2000
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-14-15-13-17-14-7-5-4-4-8-9-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-11-11-10-13-11-5-3-3-3-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-4-5-4-5-4-1-1-1-1011110033331332663784884588
Sunrise
8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - -
Sunset
- 5:06 - - 5:06 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon at the specific elevation of 1500 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Runanga Greymouth
59 km WNW
20m alt.
40 minutes ago
7.2° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Hokitika Aero (aut)
67 km WSW
40m alt.
3 hours ago
6.2° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10 km
Hokitika Airport
67 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
6.2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10 km
Limestone Hills
76 km ESE
161m alt.
47 minutes ago
10.1° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 298).
Cust
76 km SE
285m alt.
1 hour ago
10.2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 134).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Dixon and within an acceptable time window.