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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
40
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
45
WNW
60
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
11
2
1
3
14
3
1
8
1
1
10
13
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-5
-8
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
1
min °C
-1
-2
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-8
-10
-6
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-9
-9
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-17
-17
-14
-12
-12
-10
-6
-10
-10
-10
-8
Freezing level m
1800
1700
1350
1300
1350
1250
1500
1300
250
700
1500
1500
1200
1500
1000
1400
1650
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-10-8-9-9-14-13-11-9-8-6-5-6-8-6-6-4-5-6-7-6-6-6-10-11-8-6-6-4-3-5-6-4-3-1-2-4-4-4-4-3-7-9-6-3-3-3-2-3-3-1021-2-1-2-21-3-7-40-1-1-1-2-12354222240-4-13223135687555574-1366665789
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.