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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1700
8150
1650
1750
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1700
3550
km/h
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
NNW
65
NNW
60
NNW
60
NW
70
W
65
W
40
S
50
S
40
SSW
85
S
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Snowflake cm
3
10
10
62
39
12
6
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-11
-15
-14
-12
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-14
-15
-15
-15
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-12
-14
-10
-8
-13
-15
-15
-17
-22
-23
-29
-30
-30
-27
-23
-22
-26
Freezing level m
1400
1350
1800
1950
1400
1500
1650
1700
1650
1650
1400
950
900
850
200
1050
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-4-5-7-7-8-9-9-13-15-15-14-11-11-12-5-4-3-2-4-5-5-5-6-6-9-12-11-11-9-8-9-4-2-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-8-8-7-6-6-1-122-101111-3-4-5-6-6-4-4225424454420-1-3-3-1-15587577877533-1032
Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S 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.
55 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.