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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1600
1950
1650
6400
4450
6650
km/h
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
40
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
10
NW
20
SSE
30
S
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
3
5
104
34
16
4
5
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-10
-7
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-14
-14
-17
-19
-21
-21
-18
-20
-20
-17
-19
-22
-22
-22
-18
-16
-17
-15
Freezing level m
1600
1700
1350
1600
1600
1900
1600
1400
1000
600
1050
850
400
750
400
500
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-9-8-8-8-11-12-12-11-13-14-11-8-8-8-7-5-4-6-6-6-5-5-8-9-9-8-10-12-10-8-7-6-5-2-2-3-2-2-1-3-5-6-7-6-8-9-8-7-6-4-311-11120-2-3-5-4-5-6-6-7-4-2-2443446421-2-1-2-3-4-4-12278677975413210-1354
Sunrise
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
Sunset
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
33 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour 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.