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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
km/h
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
55
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
4
8
18
29
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-7
-9
-10
-10
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
Freezing level m
1050
600
1100
1550
1150
950
1300
750
850
1300
1300
1500
1550
1700
1450
1600
1750
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1600
1650
1600
1600
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-10-9-8-8-9-8-7-5-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-7-7-6-5-5-6-5-4-5-5-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-4-1-1-2-2-3-4-3-3-2001002-1-222111-111234444521553442445677778
Sunrise
8:11
8:10
8:10
8:08
8:08
Sunset
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue 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.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
56 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.