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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1000
1000
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
km/h
55
W
60
WNW
65
NW
75
NW
75
NW
125
W
115
W
65
WSW
55
W
65
W
75
WNW
90
W
85
W
70
W
50
WNW
70
NW
60
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
12
37
16
11
2
8
5
6
19
17
6
9
34
111
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-14
-16
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
min °C
-5
-9
-8
-7
-11
-15
-16
-15
-10
-9
-10
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
 chill °C
-15
-22
-20
-20
-26
-33
-35
-31
-22
-22
-23
-19
-20
-19
-18
-16
-14
Freezing level m
1400
1150
1450
1850
1600
1050
900
400
1400
1500
1550
1850
2000
1750
1850
2200
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-10-15-16-12-10-9-9-6-7-6-7-5-3-4-5-5-4-7-12-12-10-7-6-6-3-4-4-4-21-3-4-3-1-3-8-9-8-4-3-3-10-2-124-2-2131-4-5-6-10133225822464-1-2-3334665581165797431677910881114
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
59 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.