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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
45
WSW
60
WNW
75
WNW
85
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
NW
60
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
1
6
2
15
4
38
7
3
4
0.4
29
1.8
0.9
1.1
max °C
-1
0
1
3
4
6
7
7
5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-3
0
1
2
3
4
6
6
-1
-2
-1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-6
-5
-7
-11
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
-11
-12
-12
-13
-11
-12
-14
-16
-15
-17
1800
2450
3100
3250
3250
3450
3950
4000
3350
2300
2350
2100
2200
2250
2050
1700
1800
1600
Cloud base (m)
750
800
750
1900
500
600
550
650
500
1850
650
500
500
500
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-21224661-5-4-4-5-5-6-9-8-10-201345772-2-1-2-1-2-3-6-5-6233679775542553221101171314131413111211810119997
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:09
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 127).
18
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 157).
26
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
11
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
4 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.