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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1650
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
km/h
50
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
65
W
60
W
60
WNW
65
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
80
NNW
70
NNW
30
NNW
25
W
45
W
20
NW
25
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
8
19
14
9
16
35
106
53
73
85
3
4
1
7
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-8
-7
-5
-10
-9
-6
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
 chill °C
-20
-20
-22
-19
-20
-19
-17
-16
-13
-14
-14
-18
-17
-17
-21
-19
-20
-21
Freezing level m
1500
1550
1650
1900
2100
1550
1850
2100
2300
1950
2350
2550
1750
1650
1400
1350
1200
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-6-7-7-6-5-4-4-3-5-8-8-8-11-10-8-6-5-5-3-3-5-3-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-7-7-6-3-3-2-10-2-111132-2-2-2-4-5-400123124435521-1-1-3-24356645776985432127789979109101211887655
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 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.