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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
70
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
75
W
65
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
50
WNW
70
NW
95
NW
70
W
65
W
55
W
40
WNW
35
NW
65
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
18
13
6
16
79
9
6
4
4
6
43
 mm
max °C
-14
-11
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-5
min °C
-14
-12
-10
-7
-8
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-10
-13
-13
-13
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-29
-24
-22
-18
-19
-22
-20
-18
-16
-16
-24
-28
-27
-26
-20
-20
-22
Freezing level m
1050
200
750
1150
1350
1450
2100
1950
2100
2150
2450
1200
1200
950
1400
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-9-7-7-8-7-6-6-5-7-13-13-12-10-10-7-11-10-7-5-5-5-4-3-3-2-4-10-10-9-7-7-5-8-9-5-3-3-300120-6-7-6-4-3-2-5-7-4-2-1133453-2-3-3-1-10-2-4-1234667872113333-1256799101110544667
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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.
22 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
22 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
22 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
22 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
22 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
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.