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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
 km/h
15
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
50
NW
75
NW
95
NW
90
NW
60
NW
65
WNW
40
W
40
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
35
W
40
W
60
W
60
WNW
 cm 
3
2
3
5
3
4
 mm 
48
0.2
0.7
max°C
3
3
4
3
1
2
4
-2
-5
-5
-3
-1
3
4
5
5
3
2
0
min°C
3
3
3
1
0
2
1
-4
-6
-6
-5
-2
1
3
5
3
2
0
-3
chill°C 
3
-1
-3
-8
-10
-8
-9
-15
-17
-16
-14
-8
-4
-1
1
-3
-6
-9
-12
Freezing level (m
3250
3250
3150
3300
2700
2800
3300
2100
1750
1500
1550
2200
2900
3300
3350
3600
3400
3100
2550
Cloud base (m)
700
650
7000
6400
750
850
550
550
600
650
600
1500
800
5050
6800
550
600
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1110-2-10-6-9-9-7-402342-1-43342123-3-6-6-4-2245431-277867874201458965631115171113151310879129161811121210
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:08

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild with heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
3
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 255).
17
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
24 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
8
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).

* 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.