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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1700
1600
1550
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
NNW
35
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
14
5
30
14
5
12
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-5
-6
-3
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-6
-6
-6
-4
 chill °C
-10
-8
-8
-5
-2
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-12
-11
-10
-16
-17
-15
-13
Freezing level m
1500
1750
1450
1800
2100
1700
1300
1550
1100
1150
1350
1200
1450
1700
1450
1250
1150
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-7-8-8-11-13-13-10-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-2-2-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-4-6-6-411-1220-1-1-3-2-2-211-1-2-30442552331222453113764885664555786546
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 Sat night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 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.