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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
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
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1700
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
km/h
45
NW
55
NW
55
NW
100
W
95
W
50
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
45
W
30
W
20
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
12
28
13
14
3
9
5
6
30
2
4
5
27
21
8
3
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-12
-11
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
0
-1
-2
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-8
-12
-12
-11
-7
-6
-7
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-15
-14
-22
-28
-27
-24
-17
-16
-18
-14
-16
-14
-13
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
Freezing level m
1500
1800
1650
850
900
450
1350
1550
1550
1900
1700
1600
1550
1750
2050
2150
2150
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-10-16-16-12-10-9-8-6-8-8-7-7-4-4-5-5-5-4-6-12-12-10-7-6-6-4-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-3-1-3-8-9-7-4-3-2-1-2-3-2-11111121-4-5-4-101210114444454-1-1-13446544477777972326779877810111010
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
29 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
10° C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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.