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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1550
1600
1750
1500
1500
1550
km/h
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
15
WSW
35
W
65
NW
30
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
60
SW
65
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
46
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
-4
-3
-5
-9
-15
-15
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-8
-9
-8
-4
-8
-14
-15
-15
-14
-10
-11
-12
-13
-10
-9
 chill °C
-8
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-11
-19
-26
-26
-20
-22
-21
-24
-24
-27
-23
-19
Freezing level m
1200
1650
950
1150
1400
800
1200
1450
1450
850
1000
400
850
1350
850
650
1450
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat 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.
31 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
656m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
rain showers
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
41 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light snow
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).

* 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.