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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
W
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
60
W
45
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
95
WNW
80
WNW
60
WNW
 cm 
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
18
14
29
9
 mm 
4
1.6
0.4
0.2
max°C
-4
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
0
2
2
5
5
8
6
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
min°C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-3
-1
0
1
2
3
3
7
2
-1
-5
-5
-3
-6
-6
chill°C 
-18
-17
-16
-14
-11
-8
-6
-5
-2
-3
-4
2
-6
-10
-17
-16
-15
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
1450
1400
1550
1550
1700
2250
2500
2950
2900
3350
3200
4000
3550
2400
2000
1650
2050
1900
1550
Cloud base (m)
750
550
800
700
550
600
850
800
2050
600
500
550
600
500
500
600
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-8-4-2-10-12262-4-8-7-6-8-9-6-7-6-5-2-10224484-1-4-4-3-5-6000022258881075334216787897131613151712111091097
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:08
9:09
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
rain showers
Light rain and snow showers.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
2 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 309).
11
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
0
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
2 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.