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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1600
1950
1650
6400
4450
6650
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
NNW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
4
76
27
12
3
5
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-8
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
 chill °C
-11
-9
-14
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-12
-9
-14
-18
-20
-18
-16
-14
-13
-10
Freezing level m
1600
1700
1350
1600
1600
1900
1600
1400
1000
600
1050
850
400
750
400
500
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-9-8-8-8-11-12-12-11-13-14-11-8-8-8-7-5-4-6-6-6-5-5-8-9-9-8-10-12-10-8-7-6-5-2-2-3-2-2-1-3-5-6-7-6-8-9-8-7-6-4-311-11120-2-3-5-4-5-6-6-7-4-2-2443446421-2-1-2-3-4-4-12278677975413210-1354
Sunrise
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
Sunset
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.