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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
40
WSW
55
WSW
90
W
95
W
65
W
50
W
60
W
75
WNW
80
NW
125
NW
70
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
NW
 cm 
1
 mm 
0.4
0.1
4
1.1
6
6
1.4
0.1
1
10
0.1
1.7
3
2
2
0.6
max°C
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
min°C
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
3
chill°C 
-6
-6
-8
-6
-5
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
-2
Freezing level (m
3100
3100
3000
3000
3150
2950
3200
3100
3200
2950
3000
3150
3150
3050
3200
3500
3400
3200
3150
Cloud base (m)
650
550
750
550
600
650
600
600
850
600
600
6900
800
600
600
600
600
2000
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-1110110-101111321122333343322334454544588788888778898912910121513151314151614131413151514162014
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:57
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
9:01

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
37 minutes ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
37 minutes ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
59 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 318).
3
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
37 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
2
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
1.9 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
10 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
37 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 hours 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.