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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1650
950
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1650
1650
1500
1550
1600
km/h
20
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NNE
35
NNE
15
N
20
W
20
W
5
S
0
WNW
5
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
1
11
14
2
5
2
4
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
0
1
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-11
-10
-6
-2
-2
-7
-8
-9
-6
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1650
1600
1750
1600
1600
1550
1450
1400
1300
1600
1250
1450
1550
1550
1950
2050
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-7-8-8-9-9-6-4-3-5-7-6-6-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-3-2-3-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-3-2-2-2-2-101-1111101-1-1-1-1-10013314444443333233466477877766665778997
Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
58 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
58 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).

* 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.