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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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 -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
65
W
90
W
80
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
85
W
65
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
55
W
90
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
7
12
5
1
17
8
4
9
36
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
-8
-6
-5
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-7
-9
-10
-13
-15
-11
-10
-12
-10
-6
-6
-10
-7
-6
 chill °C
-19
-22
-21
-18
-21
-24
-29
-30
-25
-24
-24
-21
-15
-16
-23
-20
-18
Freezing level m
1700
1300
1350
1300
1250
1600
1300
600
550
1300
1050
750
1250
700
1350
1550
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-7-9-10-12-13-10-10-11-9-6-5-9-7-6-5-6-7-5-6-7-9-11-8-7-8-7-5-5-6-4-3-2-4-4-4-4-4-6-9-6-4-5-5-3-4-3-211-2-1-2-21-2-7-4-1-3-4-2-4-1154222142-4-130-12-1348855547502643536811
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
6:07
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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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 -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

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.
43 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 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.