Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
85
NW
70
NW
90
W
115
W
65
WSW
55
W
65
WNW
85
WNW
70
W
65
W
70
W
55
NW
65
NW
50
NW
60
NNW
80
NW
50
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
21
28
13
16
4
10
2
10
35
1
14
34
106
51
63
 mm
max °C
-5
-8
-15
-15
-9
-9
-9
-6
-6
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-8
-11
-15
-16
-14
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-21
-26
-32
-34
-30
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-17
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1850
1600
900
950
500
1450
1550
1550
1950
1750
1700
1850
2400
2400
2100
2700
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-10-15-16-12-10-9-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-4-5-4-7-12-12-10-6-6-5-4-5-5-30-2-10-3-1-3-8-8-7-3-3-2-1-2-203123121-4-4-400131237456254-1-1-143465561088105873327779889131111138
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu 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.
59 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
light rain
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 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.