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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
85
NW
70
WNW
125
NW
95
NW
100
WNW
90
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
80
W
85
W
60
W
65
NNW
110
NNW
120
WNW
90
WNW
85
W
50
W
 cm 
1
12
4
1
6
14
3
1
 mm 
1.1
0.5
3
max°C
2
5
2
2
3
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
-3
-7
-2
1
min°C
0
2
0
0
-2
0
-1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-6
-7
-4
0
chill°C 
-10
-8
-11
-10
-13
-10
-10
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-20
-20
-16
-8
Freezing level (m
2950
3550
3400
3050
3150
3100
2950
3250
3350
3150
3100
3000
3100
2150
1900
2100
3050
Cloud base (m)
600
600
500
550
550
550
2150
550
600
2000
850
4850
750
500
550
700
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141111-12210-10-5-7-313554333332232-2-4-1188109779445696422414141615121516101213101712119108
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
8:46
8:49
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:52

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon at the specific elevation of 3019 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.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
1 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
38 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 289).
39
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
35
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
57 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
6
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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.