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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
km/h
55
WNW
65
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
8
1
11
 mm
max °C
-8
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-9
-7
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-21
-19
-12
-10
-10
-10
-14
-15
-16
-18
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-18
Freezing level m
1700
1650
1350
1150
1150
1450
1150
1300
1500
1450
1550
1750
1550
1250
1550
1150
1050
1400
1450
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1650
1850
1650
1700
1600
1600
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-3-3-2-2-3-5-6-8-7-7-8-7-8-8-7-7-8-5-4-3-3-2-2-3-4-4-5-4-4-5-5-5-6-5-5-6-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-3-311-2-2-1-1-2-100110-1-1-2-2-1044112313334533311337754564676886664567
Sunrise
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:04
8:04
8:03
Sunset
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.