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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1650
1550
1700
1600
1600
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
3650
1500
1550
1550
km/h
20
NNW
20
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
W
10
WNW
0
SSE
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
35
NNW
25
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
7
3
30
9
2
7
2
16
 mm
max °C
-1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-5
-8
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
min °C
-1
1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-8
-8
-9
-9
-5
-8
-10
 chill °C
-6
-4
-6
-2
-3
-5
-2
-2
-3
-6
-11
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-21
Freezing level m
1650
2200
1550
1350
1700
1300
1400
1650
1200
1250
1350
1050
950
900
300
1050
1000
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-5-6-6-7-5-5-8-12-16-16-13-11-14-16-4-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-5-9-12-12-11-8-11-12-11-2-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-7-8-9-8-5-8-924001-101-2-1-2-3-4-5-6-2-4-64732424413200-2-41-1-2810667677565332-1442
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light snow
Dry
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).

* 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.