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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
7000
2100
1650
1650
1650
1550
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
50
S
55
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
60
NW
80
WNW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
18
4
52
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-7
-9
-7
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
-12
-15
-19
-18
-15
-15
-10
-10
-8
-8
-11
-13
-16
-16
-20
-20
-22
-26
Freezing level m
1100
1400
1350
1500
1800
1550
1900
2150
1950
1500
1600
1300
1350
1400
1250
1350
1600
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-8-7-6-5-3-3-3-3-4-5-6-6-8-8-9-10-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-6-5-6-7-3-3-4-2-2-200-1-1-1-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-2-2-111122100-1-1-1-2-111212443553442332344544765876775665677
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00

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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 -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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.
30 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
30 minutes ago
-2° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
40 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours 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.