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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1650
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
km/h
55
WSW
70
W
55
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
95
NNW
95
W
100
W
70
W
70
W
50
WNW
50
NW
90
N
30
NW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
10
4
2
10
59
16
15
20
11
5
12
20
22
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-13
-13
-11
-10
-11
-7
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-9
-7
-7
-6
-5
-10
-13
-14
-14
-10
-11
-9
-5
-8
-8
 chill °C
-18
-18
-21
-20
-19
-16
-16
-25
-29
-31
-30
-23
-23
-20
-17
-15
-19
Freezing level m
1100
1250
1400
1850
2000
1950
2150
2150
1300
1150
1050
1450
1450
1450
1700
2150
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-7-7-6-5-8-13-14-13-10-11-8-5-7-8-4-4-6-4-4-3-2-4-10-10-9-7-7-6-3-3-5-3-3-3-1-111-1-6-6-6-4-4-3-10-2-2-1033443-2-2-20-1-1231223667762113334645679910119545766797
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16

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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 -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 3004 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).

* 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.