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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 274mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SE
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
6
4
2
 mm
14
38
55
35
18
27
52
14
20
3
0.3
0.1
max °C
6
7
10
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
-3
min °C
5
7
8
3
4
5
4
5
5
3
3
2
-1
1
-1
-5
 chill °C
2
4
7
0
1
1
-1
1
1
1
1
0
-3
-1
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1850
2150
2550
1850
1700
2100
1750
1800
1750
1700
1450
1600
1000
1250
1200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-3-4-5-6-7-8-8-7-8-7-9-12-15-12-4-2-1-2-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-11-10-1130-11-1-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-7-834622322210-1-3-2-3-6679556555443110-4910128810888877454-1
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 274mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Franz Josef AWS
20 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).

* 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.