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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6950
2100
2150
1650
1650
1650
1600
1000
1550
1500
km/h
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
55
S
65
S
50
S
40
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
45
WNW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
18
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
min °C
-8
-5
-7
-10
-8
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
-6
 chill °C
-18
-13
-15
-22
-20
-18
-17
-11
-10
-8
-6
-9
-12
-15
-18
-18
Freezing level m
500
1100
1400
1300
1450
1750
1500
1750
2050
1950
1500
1600
1150
1300
1500
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-9-8-7-6-4-3-2-2-3-5-6-7-6-6-4-5-6-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-2-4-4-5-4-5-3-4-4-3-2-2-10-1-1-1-3-3-3-2-5-2-2-211022100-2-1-11-22113424534413341544765875774677
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59

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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 -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.