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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1700
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
85
WNW
70
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
W
15
W
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
20
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
24
5
17
7
1
1
1
1
31
36
3
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
-10
-13
-15
-10
min °C
-9
-9
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-10
-14
-16
-16
-15
 chill °C
-23
-22
-15
-11
-8
-8
-10
-13
-13
-11
-10
-13
-22
-26
-30
-28
-24
Freezing level m
1600
1550
1650
2300
1650
1300
1750
1350
1600
1600
1450
1400
1450
1150
1000
850
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-4-5-5-5-7-9-8-7-6-9-12-15-16-13-6-5-4-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-7-9-12-13-10-3-3-21-1-2-1-3-2-2-3-2-4-6-8-9-810240-11-111-10-1-4-4-6-64346334344333-1-1-2-376896676776663320
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
76 km S
455m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).

* 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.