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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1700
1500
1500
km/h
35
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
20
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
17
26
2
1
1
11
23
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-4
-7
-12
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1500
1300
900
850
850
350
500
1050
250
600
1150
1050
1200
1450
1250
1350
1600
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-12-14-14-11-9-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-8-8-6-7-9-11-11-10-8-6-7-6-6-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-3-5-7-7-9-9-6-5-7-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-2-20-2-4-4-6-8-5-5-7-4-3-3-1-1-201132-1-1-3-5-2-2-4-10123234465331-222-1334565677
Sunrise
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
9° C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.