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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1650
1600
8400
1750
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
30
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
25
S
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
31
2
1
3
2
5
 mm
max °C
-9
-11
-13
-13
-11
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-8
 chill °C
-20
-20
-16
-20
-19
-20
-14
-14
-16
-13
-12
-8
-9
-16
-16
-18
-17
Freezing level m
1350
750
900
950
400
400
1100
250
700
1500
1300
1150
1450
1400
1450
1600
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-13-13-12-10-8-7-8-8-6-5-5-7-8-9-8-7-9-10-11-10-8-6-6-7-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-5-4-6-7-8-9-6-5-7-4-4-4-3-2-3-3-3-3-1-3-4-5-8-5-4-7-2-1-2-20-11112-1-1-2-5-2-1-41212324445432-222-1454565777
Sunrise
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu 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.
32 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
6° C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.