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– Lat/Long: 42.72° S 171.82° E

Mount Dixon
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
90
WNW
70
W
10
SW
25
SSE
5
E
45
NW
40
WNW
60
NW
110
NW
135
NW
100
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
 cm 
8
5
5
1
39
21
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-12
-9
-8
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-11
-11
-14
-11
-8
-8
-4
-3
-4
-4
-7
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-26
-25
-19
-20
-11
-17
-13
-13
-17
-17
-21
-12
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
Freezing level (m
1400
1400
1100
800
1550
1050
1050
1250
1350
2300
1800
2100
1650
2100
1400
1850
2100
2000
Cloud base (m)
600
600
650
950
1850
900
750
750
700
550
600
650
800
1550
600
650
1600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-13-10-8-6-4-3-3-4-5-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-10-8-5-5-4-3-2-1-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-1-1-4-40-2-3-2041112023266247356610858969117
Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:22
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29

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Mount Dixon Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Dixon Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
10° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
70 km S
830m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km SSE
287m alt.
30 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 289).
31
Springfield
75 km S
375m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 262).
41
Hororata
94 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
96 km SSE
150m alt.
32 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 323).
26
Christchurch International Airport
102 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
103 km SSE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
10 km
WestportAeroAws
110 km N
5m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
4 km
Lincoln Broadfield
114 km SSE
23m alt.
3 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.