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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Thu 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
130
WNW
110
WNW
95
W
80
W
60
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
70
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
95
WNW
70
NW
130
NW
75
WNW
50
W
10
NNW
55
W
 cm 
14
8
5
2
1
9
1
8
9
3
5
14
19
9
1
3
5
 mm 
13
max°C
4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-4
-4
0
-5
-7
-8
-7
min°C
1
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-1
-8
-7
-9
-9
chill°C 
-11
-19
-20
-18
-16
-18
-16
-18
-20
-21
-20
-19
-15
-12
-20
-18
-15
-20
Freezing level (m
3350
1850
1150
1100
1300
1250
1500
1600
1400
1300
1350
1600
1550
2550
1300
1100
1050
1000
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
550
650
600
550
1400
550
500
650
500
500
450
550
700
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-8-9-8-7-8-9-9-11-11-10-8-7-4-10-10-12-113-5-7-6-5-6-6-6-8-8-7-5-4-1-7-7-9-892-2-3-1-100-2-1-11-15-2-3-4-315855658756676106543
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
Sunset
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:10

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
4 km
71 km SSE
287m alt.
48 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 324).
42
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 256).
107
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
59 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 323).
58
lightning 67km W of Kaikoura
99 km ENE
1256m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(52 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Clear skies.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Visibility reduced by smoke.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
4 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 hours 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.