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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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 55mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
0
WSW
20
NNE
40
N
55
N
40
NNW
45
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
9
19
20
10
14
30
9
14
2
9
9
3
 mm
55
max °C
0
1
4
1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
min °C
-1
1
2
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-8
-9
 chill °C
-8
-5
-2
-1
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-6
-7
-8
-11
-10
-16
-18
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 55mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the N by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).

* 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.