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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SSW
35
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
55
W
50
WNW
75
WNW
50
W
45
W
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
50
WNW
80
WNW
 cm 
2
4
9
4
3
2
1
6
 mm 
2
26
max°C
-5
-4
-2
-2
1
1
2
-1
1
-2
-7
-6
-3
-1
0
1
3
4
5
min°C
-6
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
0
-1
0
-8
-8
-6
-6
-2
0
1
2
3
-1
chill°C 
-14
-14
-10
-8
-9
-6
-8
-9
-9
-19
-19
-15
-13
-11
-8
-6
-4
-5
-11
Freezing level (m
1500
1600
2150
2100
2200
3000
3100
2300
2600
1500
1300
1600
1550
1750
2650
3100
3200
3200
3500
Cloud base (m)
700
800
1700
850
650
650
600
550
500
550
550
750
700
550
600
750
9400
2400
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
9:09

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon 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.
38 minutes ago
7° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
20 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 274).
13
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
38 minutes ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
28
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
38 minutes ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
5
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(19 kph at 240).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
4 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 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.