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Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
 km/h
60
NW
30
S
55
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
60
WSW
75
W
70
WNW
95
WNW
65
W
60
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
 cm 
6
3
1
2
9
15
4
3
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
0
-1
-4
-2
-5
-11
-10
-6
-3
-1
1
min°C
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-11
-11
-10
-9
-5
-2
0
chill°C 
-20
-18
-19
-16
-15
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-24
-24
-22
-18
-16
-12
-9
Freezing level (m
1850
1500
1500
2150
2100
2150
2900
2500
2300
2650
1500
1400
1550
1400
1700
2450
3000
Cloud base (m)
850
700
600
1500
1850
600
650
650
550
500
600
600
750
800
550
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
40 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 239).
16
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 251).
35
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
40 minutes ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
57 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
40 minutes ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
20 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
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.