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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
30
W
30
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
5
11
9
2
4
33
15
4
13
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-8
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
1
0
-5
-6
-3
min °C
-7
-7
-9
-9
-6
-4
-3
-3
0
-1
0
-1
-5
-6
-7
-6
 chill °C
-18
-17
-18
-16
-12
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-7
-9
-15
-17
-16
-15
Freezing level m
1150
950
1000
250
750
1000
1200
1500
2100
1950
2050
2150
1950
1300
1100
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (74 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 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.