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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Mon 10 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 -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1700
1600
1600
1700
1500
1500
1550
1550
1700
2450
1650
1650
1700
1650
km/h
5
S
10
NNE
15
N
35
N
50
N
50
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
S
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Snowflake cm
3
10
29
3
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-8
-5
-8
-14
-13
-12
-9
-11
-10
-7
-6
-7
-4
-7
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1200
1350
1600
1450
1450
1800
2200
1850
1850
1600
1850
2000
1750
1700
1650
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-6-5-5-5-8-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-4-2-3-5-4-3-2-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-5-6-3-2-2-2-2-11-1-1-2-10-2-1-3-5-2-10-102432133110-3134335766466453-146767810997996862
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52

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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 -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the N by Wed morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun 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.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).

* 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.