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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
7250
1650
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1600
km/h
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
65
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
20
W
35
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
8
2
28
41
10
2
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-6
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-8
-10
-9
-6
-4
-9
-11
-11
-12
-16
-16
-22
-21
-15
-20
-18
-17
-17
Freezing level m
750
1350
1300
1800
2000
1350
1500
1700
1700
1600
1550
1350
1050
1250
950
300
900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
36 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 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.