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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
950
1500
1550
1500
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1550
1900
1500
1500
1500
km/h
10
NW
10
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
65
NNW
70
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
16
31
13
11
4
7
13
4
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-15
-12
-16
-17
-14
-18
-16
-12
-10
-6
-10
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1650
1750
1600
1600
1400
1600
1550
1300
1650
1300
1550
1500
1350
2150
2150
2050
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Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed 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.
53 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
57 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
1° 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.