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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
45
NW
55
NW
55
WNW
35
W
15
NNE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
50
WSW
70
WSW
85
W
110
W
65
W
50
W
55
W
 cm 
2
2
2
10
6
1
1
 mm 
0.4
0.2
0.1
7
1
0.6
max°C
-2
-3
-2
0
1
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
5
min°C
-3
-3
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
chill°C 
-12
-13
-11
-7
-9
-12
-13
-14
-9
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level (m
2150
1900
2100
2450
2550
1800
1700
1600
2100
2550
3100
3150
3100
2950
3050
3100
3300
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
600
550
600
600
2300
700
550
850
600
650
2150
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-3-4-6-6-6-5-321-1-1112-3-3-20-1-3-3-4-2122333343334511157469889810910119877131510131514161614
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:57
8:58

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
20 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 293).
14
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 349).
6
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
36 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
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.