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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 96mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1650
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
km/h
25
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
40
N
50
N
20
NNW
15
NE
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
35
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
4
10
7
5
9
17
27
29
27
4
4
3
 mm
33
96
max °C
-2
-3
-1
0
1
-1
0
1
3
2
4
2
0
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
min °C
-3
-3
-2
0
0
-2
-1
1
0
1
3
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-10
-8
-5
-12
Freezing level m
1500
1500
1650
1950
2100
1700
1900
2150
2100
2250
2550
2350
2100
1850
1700
1400
1500
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-6-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-4-6-8-8-11-6-8-6-6-5-3-3-4-3-2-2-10-2-3-5-6-7-5-6-3-3-201-2-1122410-2-3-4-2-4002341344574320-1-1-243567567781077533317789108910101113101097675
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 96mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 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.