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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1750
1700
1700
1550
1500
1500
1600
1600
1050
km/h
50
WNW
15
SW
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
25
WSW
45
W
65
W
50
W
50
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
10
2
1
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-11
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-12
-12
-9
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-21
-23
-24
-17
-13
-13
-10
-12
-17
-19
-18
-16
-13
-13
-14
-10
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1150
1050
300
0
1050
550
1050
1350
1300
1500
1450
1200
1050
1350
500
700
1150
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
7:48
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.