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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
km/h
15
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
70
NW
55
WNW
65
W
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
13
26
16
14
6
6
3
3
17
 mm
max °C
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
-1
-7
-8
-7
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-17
-18
-21
-19
-13
-11
-12
-10
-10
-9
Freezing level m
1550
1100
1200
1350
1150
1450
1950
1900
1000
950
600
950
1200
1400
1600
1700
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-5-5-7-8-8-10-15-16-12-9-8-9-9-8-6-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-11-13-10-7-6-6-6-5-4-2-3-3-3-4-2-1-4-7-9-8-5-4-4-3-2-1-1-3-2-2-2130-4-5-6-3-2-1112312214640-1-311344664555797321456789
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.