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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1600
1550
1700
1700
6550
1050
1000
1550
1500
1650
1550
1600
km/h
60
W
35
WSW
40
SW
75
S
50
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
13
4
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-18
-16
-22
-24
-19
-17
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-14
-14
-15
-13
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level m
1450
1450
650
0
650
400
1100
1350
900
1100
1200
850
1300
1600
1600
1550
1550
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-12-10-10-9-9-8-7-6-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-10-9-8-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-9-7-6-4-4-4-3-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-30-1-5-7-6-4-1-2-2-2-3-3-11100-133-2-4-3-221010-1344433661-1-10542432677776
Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:45
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
heavy rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (43 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 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.