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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
30
W
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
NW
60
NW
95
W
100
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
26
42
16
14
2
3
7
16
15
33
36
32
102
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
-12
-12
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
0
0
0
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-8
-12
-12
-12
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
-2
 chill °C
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-22
-28
-28
-26
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-15
-10
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1200
1350
1100
1450
1950
1750
900
900
350
950
1350
1450
1700
2100
1850
2450
2550
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-7-6-10-16-16-13-9-10-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-12-12-10-7-7-6-4-3-4-10-1-3-3-4-30-3-8-8-8-5-4-3-10-1341-2-2-2130-4-4-6-3-10243683221464-1-1-31235769116554797330466810912149
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.