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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
km/h
70
W
95
W
90
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
100
NW
75
W
45
W
40
WNW
90
NW
75
W
60
W
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
7
6
1
1
2
4
27
43
49
6
6
13
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
-11
-8
-6
-6
-9
-5
-6
-8
-9
-7
-13
-12
-10
min °C
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-10
-6
-8
-10
-6
-9
-8
-10
-13
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-23
-27
-29
-28
-29
-27
-21
-16
-19
-22
-19
-20
-18
-21
-29
-29
-27
-26
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1050
950
1050
200
700
1000
1400
1400
1800
1500
1200
1450
1650
1150
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-13-13-14-13-9-6-7-10-6-8-8-10-10-14-13-11-7-8-10-10-11-11-7-5-6-7-3-5-6-7-7-10-9-8-4-4-6-7-8-9-6-4-4-40-2-4-4-4-6-6-50-1-3-3-4-7-4-3-1-131-1-10-3-2-23201-1-4-1-1236423312275443-1236697667555
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 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.