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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 97mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
0
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
60
NNW
70
NNW
50
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
 cm 
2
2
7
11
5
 mm 
0.1
54
44
0.1
max°C
2
2
2
1
0
0
4
3
-4
-6
-7
-5
-2
1
2
3
3
min°C
2
1
2
1
-1
-1
2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-3
-1
2
3
2
chill°C 
2
-3
-2
-4
-9
-10
-6
-12
-14
-16
-14
-11
-9
-7
-3
1
-2
Freezing level (m
3100
3100
2900
2750
2300
2350
2900
2700
1750
1650
1250
1600
2100
2650
2850
3050
3250
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1650
1700
1850
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1750
1650
1650
2150
1850
1650
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-1-1-2-50-3-8-10-10-9-7-3-1122221-1-13-1-5-7-7-6-3023343443373-2-3-4-21356475675610621-1255896108101081013954358811129131013131113161288691211151612
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:16
9:17

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 97mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
100 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Omarama
104 km S
420m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 59 degs) was rejected.
109 km S
485m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
109 km S
485m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
HokitikaAeroAws
115 km NE
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
10 km
TimaruAeroAws
117 km SE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
10 km
122 km SE
27m alt.
47 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 35).
13
Springfield Ridge
135 km E
830m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
Springfield
141 km E
375m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0

* 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.