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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1700
1600
1500
1550
1750
1700
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
km/h
5
SSE
10
W
25
WNW
35
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
25
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-6
-10
-10
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-3
-6
-8
-10
-10
-8
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-8
-7
-15
-16
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
-14
-18
-16
-8
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1200
1300
1400
1300
1000
1200
650
1400
1400
1000
1000
1100
1400
1200
1400
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-7-10-14-14-8-8-10-8-8-9-8-6-4-4-4-3-5-7-10-10-7-5-7-6-6-7-5-4-3-3-3-2-3-5-7-7-6-3-4-5-5-5-3-3-2-3-2-1-1-2-3-3-5-1-1-3-3-2-1-1-1-3133210-333-11122314665441663445664
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-1°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.