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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1600
1600
1700
1550
1550
1600
1700
1600
1500
1500
1600
1550
3650
km/h
55
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
0
S
10
SSE
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
W
15
W
25
WNW
55
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
13
6
3
22
14
4
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-7
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-3
-6
-11
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-15
-10
-8
-3
-6
-9
-9
-8
-5
-6
-8
-15
-20
-21
-17
-15
Freezing level m
1600
1700
2250
1500
1150
1750
1650
1250
1450
950
1150
1350
1100
900
1000
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-4-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-8-12-14-14-12-5-3-2-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-3-6-9-11-10-10-2-11-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-4-7-7-7-80240-110-1-1-3-2-2-3-4-4-6457224333-1220-1-1-378105576663553430
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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 morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
76 km S
455m alt.
33 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 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.