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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
55
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
100
WNW
105
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
100
WNW
95
W
80
WNW
105
WNW
105
NW
80
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
4
1
17
2
4
24
16
44
14
8
16
24
1.9
1.2
0.4
max °C
-3
-1
1
1
1
4
6
5
3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-2
0
1
1
1
4
5
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-9
-9
-9
-10
-15
-10
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
-3
-14
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-22
-22
-18
-23
1800
2500
3100
3250
3300
3450
3750
3900
3150
2200
1950
2050
2200
2300
1950
1650
1600
1500
Cloud base (m)
700
700
800
1600
500
550
550
550
500
1600
600
500
500
500
500
500
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-21113550-6-6-5-4-5-8-9-9-9-202335662-2-3-3-1-2-4-6-5-623268987553245311-191171314141413111210810119876
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:09
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 289).
6
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
6
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
2 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.