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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2350
1550
1600
7250
1650
1700
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
10
W
20
WSW
20
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
S
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
55
N
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
2
48
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
min °C
-14
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-7
 chill °C
-20
-19
-18
-14
-14
-15
-12
-11
-11
-8
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-20
-18
Freezing level m
850
550
450
1050
350
650
1450
1200
1650
1800
1350
1600
1750
1650
1600
1650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-10-8-7-8-7-6-6-5-6-7-7-8-8-8-7-11-9-8-6-6-6-5-5-4-3-4-4-5-5-5-6-4-8-8-6-5-6-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-6-7-4-5-6-3-2-2210111112-3-4-1-2-40214434544450-122-1444776888778
Sunrise
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu 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.
33 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
25 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).

* 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.