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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 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 -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 255mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1000
1000
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
km/h
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
45
NNW
80
W
70
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
6
21
13
10
2
5
2
4
9
7
3
4
5
 mm
26
138
max °C
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
-7
-8
-6
-3
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
2
4
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-1
-4
-8
-9
-9
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-2
-1
1
3
 chill °C
-10
-12
-11
-9
-14
-20
-21
-19
-11
-10
-11
-9
-7
-9
-7
-6
-3
Freezing level m
1400
1150
1450
1850
1600
1050
900
400
1400
1500
1550
1850
2000
1750
1850
2200
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-10-15-16-12-10-9-9-6-7-6-7-5-3-4-5-5-4-7-12-12-10-7-6-6-3-4-4-4-21-3-4-3-1-3-8-9-8-4-3-3-10-2-124-2-2131-4-5-6-10133225822464-1-2-3334665581165797431677910881114
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05

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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 -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 255mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 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.