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Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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Wind km/h
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35 S35
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Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 2 2 - 3 4 5 1 - - 1 2 32 2 7 3 1 - 6 - 2 - 1 - - - -
High °C
-1 0 1 2 3 1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 1 -4 -4 0 1 2 2 1 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 0 1
Low °C
-2 -1 1 2 2 1 -4 -4 -2 -3 -2 -1 -6 -5 -4 -4 0 1 -1 -1 -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 -1 0
Chill °C
-10 -7 -6 -5 -4 -7 -7 -10 -8 -10 -11 -12 -10 -12 -12 -8 -7 -7 -8 -9 -14 -13 -12 -12 -9 -6 -5
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Tue night)Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sat nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Hokitika Aero (aut)
67 km WSW
40m alt.
44 minutes ago
9.4° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 130).
10 km
Darfield
96 km SSE
150m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 187).
Christchurch
100 km SE
37m alt.
44 minutes ago
12.3° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
34m alt.
44 minutes ago
12° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
Westport Aero (aws)
112 km N
18m alt.
44 minutes ago
12.5° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 170).
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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Dixon and within an acceptable time window.