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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1550
1900
1650
1550
1600
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1650
1950
2300
8700
km/h
15
SSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
45
NW
55
NW
40
NNW
55
NNW
30
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
W
20
NW
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
66
38
20
7
1
6
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-14
-12
-10
min °C
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-11
 chill °C
-13
-17
-16
-15
-13
-17
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-18
-22
-23
-21
-18
-17
Freezing level m
1100
1400
1400
1600
1650
1450
1450
1650
1900
1600
1350
1000
650
1000
700
650
850
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-8-8-7-7-9-8-8-9-11-12-12-12-13-14-12-11-4-5-5-5-4-5-6-5-5-5-7-9-9-9-10-11-10-10-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-4-6-7-7-8-8-8-8-2-1011-11121-2-3-5-4-5-5-5-6233443445421-2-1-3-2-3-446677677876423121-1
Sunrise
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
Sunset
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.