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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). 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 Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7050
2150
1700
1650
1650
1550
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
10
S
5
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
10
1
6
32
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-9
 chill °C
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-4
-3
-4
-3
-6
-8
-9
-11
-13
-10
-12
-20
Freezing level m
1150
1400
1350
1500
1800
1550
1850
2200
1950
1450
1500
1250
1350
1500
1550
1500
1550
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-8-7-6-5-3-3-3-3-4-6-7-8-8-10-8-12-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-4-5-5-6-6-5-9-3-3-4-2-2-201-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-111123100-2-10-101-2212443553442333441544765885674676774
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). 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 Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, gales from the NW 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.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.