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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 23 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 -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
2200
2100
1600
1800
2800
1650
1650
km/h
45
NW
60
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
15
NW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
S
15
WSW
20
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
8
68
31
22
15
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-6
-9
-10
-12
-15
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-10
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-14
-15
-14
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
 chill °C
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-18
-17
-19
-14
-15
-6
-10
-9
Freezing level m
1650
1600
1800
1450
1400
1000
250
850
100
0
1000
350
850
1350
1150
1650
1700
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-10-11-13-15-14-14-11-9-8-10-8-7-6-5-4-6-5-5-7-8-10-12-11-12-9-7-7-7-6-5-4-3-2-2-2-2-4-5-7-9-9-10-8-6-7-5-4-3-2-1-1111-1-1-4-6-5-8-6-5-7-2-2-121144433-1-3-2-5-3-2-411244487766311-311-1455776
Sunrise
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
Sunset
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34

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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 -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 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.