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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1700
1700
1550
1550
1600
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
40
WNW
40
NW
65
NW
50
WNW
85
WNW
60
WNW
65
W
55
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
22
6
41
10
16
15
2
2
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-5
-5
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-11
-13
-18
-16
-15
-24
-23
-20
-18
-15
-14
-15
Freezing level m
1600
2200
1950
1300
1500
1100
1150
1350
1050
1450
1650
1550
1000
1250
1500
1600
1600
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-2-3-4-5-5-7-8-8-11-13-11-10-9-7-8-2-1-2-2-2-3-4-4-6-5-5-8-10-8-7-6-5-5-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-2-3-5-6-5-3-3-2-3120-1-1-3-2-2-211-2-3-10101453331221442134444885674554776467777
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
37 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
47 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.