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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
50
NNW
80
N
110
N
70
NNW
60
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
85
W
100
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
90
W
40
SW
50
WSW
60
W
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
24
34
45
27
16
8
3
8
14
5
9
16
1
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-9
-11
-11
-9
-9
-5
-4
-8
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-14
-13
-12
-9
-6
-5
-8
-8
 chill °C
-18
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-24
-29
-26
-26
-23
-17
-16
-20
-20
Freezing level m
1800
2000
2100
1800
1600
1450
1350
1350
1150
1550
1400
650
950
1500
1000
950
1550
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-8-9-10-10-8-8-10-13-12-11-9-6-5-8-8-3-4-3-5-5-7-7-6-6-6-9-10-8-6-5-4-5-5-1-1-1-1-2-4-4-3-4-3-6-8-5-3-4-3-3-323321-1-1-1-21-3-6-30-3-20056654222142-3131133899876564751464476
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, 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.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 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.