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Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
120
W
85
W
40
WSW
75
WNW
95
WNW
105
W
90
WNW
105
NW
105
NW
75
NW
75
NW
45
NW
55
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
20
NNE
40
E
50
E
1
6
6
2
26
12
24
8
5
3
1
1
11
23
21
1.5
0.7
max °C
5
5
5
3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-6
-6
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
min °C
0
4
3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-9
-4
-3
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-20
-20
-21
-17
-19
-20
-20
-18
-14
-15
-15
3550
3750
3750
3100
2300
2700
2450
2300
2150
2050
1750
1750
1500
1650
1900
1800
2050
2050
1750
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
600
550
1750
650
500
500
500
500
500
550
650
1750
1800
1700
750
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
354-1-3-2-3-3-6-7-8-8-9-9-9-8-7-6-6466201-10-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-488865535432102325321214141112129111110886911813108
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12
9:12
9:13

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

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.
44 minutes ago
16° C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
500 m
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
26 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 343).
6
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
44 minutes ago
12° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 186).
20
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
44 minutes ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
44 minutes ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
17° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
2 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 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.