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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1650
1650
1750
2050
1650
1700
1850
2450
km/h
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
26
3
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-5
-4
-5
-6
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-7
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-4
-7
-7
-5
-10
-13
-18
-18
-16
-10
-13
-19
Freezing level m
2100
1900
1850
1450
1750
1850
1400
1350
1600
600
500
950
800
1000
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-10-11-11-11-8-6-8-10-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-5-7-9-9-9-6-5-6-71-1-1-2-1-2-2-2-4-7-7-7-5-4-4-5422121-100-5-5-5-4-2-2-2755354333-2-2-1-112110886875661122553
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the S by Tue 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.
31 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
7° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
36 minutes ago
12° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
41 minutes ago
11° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
41 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.