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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
50
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
40
SSW
65
S
45
SSW
40
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
1
2
2
4
1
2
0.2
1.4
16
1.9
1
1.7
max °C
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
0
-2
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
1
min °C
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
1
-1
-3
-8
-6
-4
-4
-2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
-7
-10
-13
-18
-16
-15
-14
-10
-5
-7
3550
3450
3400
3550
3750
3550
3250
3250
2500
2250
1350
1650
1800
1800
2050
2500
2450
Cloud base (m)
6800
2400
2100
550
500
1400
550
500
700
550
1500
550
800
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33244320-4-6-10-10-8-6-6-4-254466553-1-3-8-6-4-4-20188899910854-112259416101315131616131211699713169
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:22
6:24
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:06
9:05
9:04
9:02

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
68 km WSW
40m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 68).
14
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 63).
9
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
56 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
5
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
10 km
115 km SE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 55).
10

* 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.