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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
2000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
km/h
45
WNW
55
W
80
W
80
W
100
W
60
WSW
75
WSW
110
W
55
WSW
50
SSW
30
SW
50
WSW
70
W
70
WNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
9
10
7
2
16
11
3
6
32
6
6
44
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-6
-4
-9
-7
-5
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-7
-9
-9
-13
-13
-11
-10
-14
-13
-9
-8
-9
-9
-6
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-20
-18
-22
-23
-29
-27
-25
-25
-26
-26
-18
-20
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-20
Freezing level m
1350
1300
1300
1600
1450
650
850
1300
900
600
1100
600
1200
1550
2100
2100
2100
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-8-9-12-12-11-10-12-12-8-6-9-8-6-6-6-7-6-5-6-6-9-10-8-7-9-9-6-6-7-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-5-8-5-4-6-7-5-5-4-31111-1-2-21-1-6-3-1-3-5-4-5-11444332242-2130-1-1-22477766557614632315710101010
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.