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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1500
km/h
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
45
WNW
50
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NNW
50
N
30
NW
15
S
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
1
2
4
15
12
8
7
3
4
12
23
11
 mm
29
max °C
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
1
0
-2
min °C
-3
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
-2
-2
0
0
-5
 chill °C
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-11
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-10
-8
-8
-2
0
-4
-10
Freezing level m
1400
1800
1900
2000
2200
2150
1250
1200
1100
1200
1400
1550
1900
1800
1650
1850
2050
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-7-6-6-6-13-14-12-12-10-8-5-8-6-3-4-7-6-4-4-3-3-3-10-10-9-8-7-5-3-5-3-2-3-5-3-1-1110-6-7-6-5-4-30-2-210-4033443-2-3-3-2-1122122-2366777211234554551699101110554667887885
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:17

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

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
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 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.