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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
65
WSW
90
W
95
W
65
W
50
W
60
W
80
WNW
95
NW
115
NW
75
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
NW
 cm 
1
5
 mm 
0.1
0.3
4
0.9
4
10
1.5
0.5
3
max°C
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
3
min°C
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
2
chill°C 
-6
-8
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-8
-10
-8
-3
-1
-2
0
0
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level (m
3100
3050
3000
3200
2900
3200
3150
3150
2700
2800
3100
3450
3500
3550
3550
3450
3300
3050
Cloud base (m)
550
650
600
600
600
600
600
1600
600
600
1700
7250
6900
9300
9250
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1011-1111-1-11343332023332433223456555357778888867781098108121413141314151614131511161711171812
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:57
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
9:01

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
28 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 287).
48
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 14).
41
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
48 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 323).
40
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Clear skies.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
10 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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.