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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1650
1700
1600
1500
1500
1550
km/h
50
NNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
W
65
W
70
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
75
WNW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
16
2
1
6
10
4
2
13
4
3
12
3
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
-11
-12
-8
-7
-9
-9
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
 chill °C
-15
-15
-18
-16
-14
-17
-19
-22
-22
-18
-19
-18
-18
-12
-14
-18
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1800
1650
1350
1300
1300
1250
1600
1300
400
600
1400
700
700
1250
650
1350
1650
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-9-7-9-10-14-12-10-10-11-10-6-6-9-6-7-5-5-6-7-5-7-7-10-10-8-7-8-8-5-5-6-4-4-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-6-8-6-4-6-6-4-5-3-2-121-2-1-2-20-3-6-30-3-4-2-4-12354222141-4-13-1-11-134688555474-1373342679
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
50 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).

* 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.