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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
60
WSW
70
W
80
W
75
W
65
WNW
65
WSW
40
SW
30
W
40
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
30
NW
60
NW
 cm 
7
6
6
1
15
13
4
16
1
1
1
5
34
1
16
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
min°C
-6
-7
-9
-10
-7
-6
-8
-9
-8
-8
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-18
-16
-18
-23
-19
-18
-20
-22
-20
-18
-11
-13
-16
-15
-17
-17
-15
-13
-15
Freezing level (m
1450
1200
1100
1000
1300
1500
1350
1300
1150
1100
1250
1300
1150
1850
1800
1450
1350
1600
1250
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
650
600
650
750
600
600
600
600
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-13-12-10-10-11-12-12-8-6-5-5-7-8-9-7-8-9-6-7-9-9-7-6-8-9-8-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-5-5-5-1-2-3-4-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-122-1-11-16543565543664786676
Sunrise
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
3
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
52 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 37 degs) was rejected.
96 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
6
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
2 km
122 km SE
243m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 58).
16
Taylor's Mistake
123 km SE
220m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 295 degs) was rejected.
Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station
156 km SE
238m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).

* 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.