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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NW
35
NW
50
NW
75
NW
95
NW
80
NW
60
NW
65
WNW
35
W
5
SW
5
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
W
45
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
W
 cm 
2
17
3
7
1
2
10
2
 mm 
33
0.4
max°C
3
4
3
1
1
3
-3
-5
-6
-4
-2
1
3
3
3
0
0
-5
min°C
3
4
2
0
1
-1
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-1
1
3
-1
-2
-2
-8
chill°C 
-1
-2
-6
-10
-9
-11
-15
-17
-16
-8
-6
-7
-5
-3
-10
-12
-11
-19
Freezing level (m
3250
3250
3350
2700
2650
3050
2000
1700
1400
1550
2050
2350
2950
3350
3450
2150
2450
1400
Cloud base (m)
7000
7200
700
850
500
550
550
750
800
2150
950
900
1550
650
600
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
121-2-2-2-7-10-10-9-6-2130-4-4-10343111-4-6-7-5-30231-1-1-778667631-124356445-115171113141210861012813131011116
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:08

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
57 minutes ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
57 minutes ago
21° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 72).
24
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
57 minutes ago
25° C
-
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 51).
65
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
57 minutes ago
24° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 323).
24
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
57 minutes ago
21° C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
21° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
2 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.