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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1900
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
5
SE
5
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
60
N
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
38
23
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-15
-14
-16
-14
-10
-11
-14
-9
-8
-4
-6
-10
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-19
Freezing level m
800
900
550
550
1050
350
700
1550
1250
1250
1400
1450
1550
1650
1450
1400
1550
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-11-10-8-7-8-7-6-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-11-11-11-10-8-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-7-6-6-8-7-8-8-6-5-6-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-4-4-3-5-4-6-7-4-5-6-2-1-2-1-1-111-1-11-1-1-3-4-1-2-413133344334331-122-1464656776676
Sunrise
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Thu 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
light snow
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
light snow
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).

* 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.