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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1700
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
55
WNW
45
W
55
W
80
W
75
W
95
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
90
W
85
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
55
WNW
80
WNW
90
W
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Snowflake cm
2
8
7
5
3
14
12
5
11
30
 mm
max °C
-5
-8
-7
-7
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-6
-4
-9
-5
-6
min °C
-10
-9
-7
-9
-9
-12
-13
-9
-9
-11
-11
-8
-7
-10
-8
-7
 chill °C
-22
-20
-18
-22
-22
-28
-27
-22
-23
-26
-22
-18
-19
-23
-21
-19
Freezing level m
1300
1350
1350
1300
1550
1500
650
750
1500
1400
600
1200
650
1350
1550
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-7-8-9-12-12-9-9-11-10-7-6-10-7-7-5-6-5-6-6-8-9-7-6-8-8-6-5-7-4-4-3-3-4-4-3-5-8-5-3-5-6-4-5-4-20-2-1-2-20-1-6-30-3-5-3-4-113222242-3031-21-134756557614643426810
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
45 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 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.