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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1600
1500
1550
1800
1700
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
km/h
10
SE
5
SE
15
W
25
WNW
50
NW
10
W
15
S
25
SSW
50
WSW
55
W
55
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
34
2
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-4
-6
-8
-13
-13
-6
-7
-9
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
min °C
-8
-6
-5
-8
-11
-14
-14
-11
-8
-10
-8
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-6
 chill °C
-13
-11
-11
-18
-19
-20
-22
-20
-20
-22
-19
-19
-18
-20
-18
-18
-15
Freezing level m
1500
1150
1250
1400
1300
1050
1200
600
1100
1400
1050
800
1200
950
1200
1550
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-7-10-14-14-9-8-10-7-8-8-9-8-8-5-5-5-3-5-7-10-10-7-5-7-6-6-6-8-6-5-4-4-3-2-3-5-6-7-6-4-4-4-5-4-6-4-2-3-1-3-1-1-2-3-3-6-1-1-3-4-2-4-10-22133210-322-1-11-124264665441563353675
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
Sunset
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.