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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
60
NNW
75
NNW
55
WNW
60
NW
75
NW
50
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
8
35
24
28
38
7
1
12
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-22
-18
-16
-15
-12
-12
-11
-7
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
1500
1500
1600
1800
2050
1450
1350
1500
1650
1200
1550
1350
1300
1400
1150
1150
1450
1500
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
2150
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1000
1550
1550
1550
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-8-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-1-2-3-5-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-6-6-5-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-4-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-3-4-3-3-3-1-2-1-2-3-3-2-201123-1-11-1-11-1-1-2-3-2003456632422433212336789106675576653566
Sunrise
8:08
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
Sunset
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
9° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.