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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1600
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
70
NW
95
W
115
W
75
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
85
WNW
90
W
80
W
60
W
55
WNW
85
NW
55
NW
40
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
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Snowflake cm
33
12
15
5
7
1
7
35
5
4
42
98
47
18
23
 mm
max °C
-8
-15
-15
-9
-9
-9
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-11
-15
-15
-13
-9
-9
-9
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-9
 chill °C
-26
-32
-33
-28
-20
-22
-23
-19
-20
-18
-17
-17
-15
-11
-15
-20
Freezing level m
1600
1000
950
600
1500
1550
1600
1900
1850
1550
1800
2200
2350
2500
2400
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-15-15-11-9-9-8-6-7-7-6-5-4-4-5-7-7-11-12-9-6-6-5-3-4-5-3-2-2-1-2-4-3-8-8-6-3-3-2-1-1-2-11132-11-4-4-300132124465340-1-1444654577986733377710868101012119
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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
lightning 119km NW of Pleasant Point
18 km SW
1695m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Franz Josef AWS
20 km N
126m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
37 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).

* 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.