Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
35
WNW
45
W
60
W
55
W
80
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
35
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
40
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
8
5
8
13
11
1
5
9
16
3
28
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-6
-6
-8
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-9
-10
-8
-7
-10
-10
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-5
-8
 chill °C
-15
-14
-16
-17
-22
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
-13
-16
-16
-18
-13
-14
-15
-19
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1300
1500
1550
650
1050
1300
1100
600
1150
650
1500
1600
1900
1700
1750
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-10-11-13-11-10-11-12-8-7-10-8-7-9-8-9-6-5-6-6-8-10-8-7-8-9-6-6-6-5-4-5-5-6-3-4-4-3-5-8-5-4-6-7-4-4-3-3-1-2-1-4-1-2-20-1-5-3-1-3-5-3-301212-132243-2131-210345553655762464343778886
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW 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.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).

* 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.