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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1650
6800
2000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
60
NNW
70
N
60
NW
50
WNW
20
W
25
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
80
W
90
WSW
55
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
2
48
41
10
8
13
6
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-9
-9
-13
-14
-14
-14
-10
-9
-9
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
 chill °C
-21
-22
-27
-27
-26
-27
-20
-18
-19
-13
-17
-22
-21
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
Freezing level m
1600
1600
1450
1000
1050
500
0
1050
950
1100
1300
1200
1450
1500
1300
1050
1350
600
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Sunrise
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
Sunset
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
moderate rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.