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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1850
1750
6800
6600
8150
1600
1700
1000
1550
1000
1500
1500
1650
1600
1800
km/h
90
S
65
S
25
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
15
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
0
E
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
5
2
4
5
4
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-14
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-30
-23
-20
-15
-15
-14
-11
-10
-16
-19
-18
-18
-15
-11
-15
-12
-9
-11
Freezing level m
250
600
0
850
1100
700
1000
1150
750
1350
1650
1650
1600
1650
1550
1400
1550
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-10-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-8-9-8-8-9-9-9-8-11-8-8-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-5-6-5-4-5-5-3-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-4-7-7-5-3-4-3-2-3-3-111110-1-1-2-4-4-30-1-11-102444444310-1-1321322677777764
Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 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.