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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 176mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
thunderstorm
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
risk tstorm
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
70
W
75
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
17
30
14
13
2
2
6
11
10
22
16
49
 mm
29
64
83
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
-2
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
0
0
3
4
3
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
-4
-8
-8
-9
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
-1
2
3
-1
 chill °C
-8
-10
-11
-11
-8
-15
-21
-21
-20
-12
-11
-12
-9
-8
-9
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1200
1350
1100
1450
1950
1750
900
900
350
950
1350
1450
1700
2100
1850
2450
2550
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-7-6-10-16-16-13-9-10-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-12-12-10-7-7-6-4-3-4-10-1-3-3-4-30-3-8-8-8-5-4-3-10-1341-2-2-2130-4-4-6-3-10243683221464-1-1-31235769116554797330466810912149
Sunrise
7:26
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 night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 176mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
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.