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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
35
NW
55
NW
85
NW
80
NNW
70
NW
55
NNW
70
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
35
NW
5
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
60
NW
70
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
11
1
3
1
16
17
14
23
14
max °C
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-4
-7
-8
-11
-11
-10
-11
3450
3300
3000
3000
3000
3100
3050
2700
2650
2500
2400
2350
2150
2250
2150
2300
2250
Cloud base (m)
5800
1650
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
700
600
750
1600
1650
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
31-10010-2-2-3-4-2-3-4-4-4-53223333210-1-1-1-2-2-1-245689988665333454101011131414141413121198781010
Sunrise
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:54
Sunset
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild with heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
20 km
71 km SSE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 335).
8
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 146 degs) was rejected.
96 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 354).
19
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(7 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
4 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
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).
115 km SE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
CHGPC Allandale
122 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 0 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.