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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1050
1050
1000
1000
1600
1800
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
km/h
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NE
25
NNE
60
NNE
5
SW
15
WNW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
11
4
12
38
3
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-7
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-21
-16
-16
-16
-12
-11
-17
-18
-18
-16
-12
-16
-19
-12
-15
-18
Freezing level m
0
750
1100
600
800
1100
800
1350
1650
1550
1600
1550
1550
1350
1500
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-9-8-7-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-8-9-8-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-5-6-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-4-5-3-4-4-3-3-3-11010-1-10-2-30-1-2000343442331-1320333676776664
Sunrise
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
Sunset
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.