Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
75
NW
55
W
75
W
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
15
15
53
11
10
1
2
8
21
14
9
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-11
-11
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-8
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-6
-8
-11
-12
-12
-17
-16
-14
-21
-24
-25
-20
-16
-14
-15
-15
-13
-15
Freezing level m
1400
1550
1000
1150
1300
1100
1550
1850
1800
950
1050
650
1000
1450
1500
1600
1800
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-4-5-5-7-7-9-9-15-15-10-9-9-9-7-7-8-1-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-11-11-8-7-6-6-5-4-5-1-2-3-3-3-4-2-2-3-8-7-6-5-3-3-2-1-3-1-1-3-2-2-2121-4-4-5-20012133122145400-2134455674555797342567788
Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.