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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1650
1650
1600
6950
1550
1550
1600
km/h
25
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
45
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
70
27
12
3
4
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-9
-7
-6
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-9
-7
-6
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-11
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-16
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-18
-21
-21
-20
-16
-15
-18
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1450
1600
1600
1950
1400
1300
900
650
1050
750
0
950
400
550
1400
950
1600
1750
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-8-10-11-12-13-13-13-10-8-7-10-9-8-7-7-8-5-6-5-5-7-8-9-10-9-10-9-6-7-8-6-6-4-4-5-3-3-2-2-4-5-7-8-6-8-7-6-7-6-4-4-2-1-2-1112-1-2-4-5-4-6-6-5-7-3-2-21213445220-2-1-3-3-2-4-111454687865324101-1344787
Sunrise
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
Sunset
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
30 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
28 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.