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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
1650
1650
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1600
1500
1450
km/h
55
S
60
S
55
S
35
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
75
NW
50
WNW
65
NW
105
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
40
1
4
55
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-14
 chill °C
-21
-20
-18
-15
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-14
-16
-18
-19
-20
-22
-31
Freezing level m
1350
1500
1750
1500
1800
2100
1700
1300
1500
1050
1250
1400
1450
1500
1600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-5-4-3-3-3-3-5-6-7-8-9-9-11-6-5-5-4-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-6-6-6-8-4-3-2-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-211-1220-1-1-2-2-1-111-123325533313334434764875664666777
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
56 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.