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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1850
1650
1500
1700
1600
1850
km/h
45
NW
70
NNW
75
W
80
W
45
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
NNW
40
NW
10
E
10
SSE
10
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
50
12
15
8
5
7
13
52
29
13
2
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-7
-7
-3
min °C
-3
-4
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-6
-4
-1
-3
-2
-2
-5
-7
-7
-6
 chill °C
-12
-15
-22
-24
-23
-21
-19
-16
-13
-6
-8
-5
-6
-11
-11
-10
-13
Freezing level m
2150
2200
1300
1150
1100
1150
1500
1550
1700
2500
1850
1600
2050
1700
1350
1300
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
13°C
heavy rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
lightning 76km WNW of Methven
48 km ENE
1821m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).

* 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.