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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
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
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1700
1750
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1650
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
65
S
55
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
55
NW
40
NW
65
NW
110
WNW
85
WNW
110
W
80
W
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Snowflake cm
34
1
20
46
28
15
26
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-12
-15
-11
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-15
-14
-15
-14
 chill °C
-20
-17
-15
-11
-10
-8
-10
-10
-14
-14
-17
-20
-19
-20
-32
-30
-33
-29
Freezing level m
1500
1750
1500
1800
2150
1700
1350
1550
1050
1150
1300
1450
1600
1600
1300
950
1050
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-4-3-2-3-3-5-5-7-8-9-8-12-13-15-13-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-9-10-11-10-3-2-2-10-1-2-2-4-3-3-3-2-2-5-6-8-6111221-1-1-3-2-1-111-2-3-4-34435533312234421-11765875664556775444
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
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 -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW 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 -5°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W 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.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 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.