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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1700
1600
1550
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
60
S
50
S
35
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
60
WNW
75
NW
70
WNW
110
WNW
105
W
75
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
6
24
10
51
20
7
21
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-12
-12
-9
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-9
-9
-8
-13
-13
-13
-11
 chill °C
-20
-17
-15
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-14
-21
-22
-20
-29
-30
-28
-25
Freezing level m
1500
1750
1450
1800
2100
1700
1300
1550
1100
1150
1350
1200
1450
1700
1450
1250
1150
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-7-8-8-11-13-13-10-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-2-2-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-4-6-6-411-1220-1-1-3-2-2-211-1-2-30442552331222453113764885664555786546
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
34 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
44 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).

* 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.