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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1700
1700
1700
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
km/h
55
W
20
SW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
35
WSW
75
W
95
W
85
W
80
SSW
35
SW
40
S
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
8
1
1
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-28
-30
-30
-20
-16
-16
-12
-15
-24
-25
-24
-24
-20
-19
-16
-14
-13
-12
Freezing level m
1050
950
250
0
1050
600
1050
1350
1200
1450
1450
1200
950
1350
600
700
1200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-14-10-8-8-7-6-8-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8-8-11-11-12-8-7-7-6-4-6-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-7-6-6-4-3-4-3-4-5-5-5-6-6-5-6-4-4-7-6-4-4-2-1-10-1-2-2-2-4-4-3-40-1-5-3-2-212233111-2-11-143-2022455764431342
Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
7:48
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.