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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
5100
2000
1000
1550
1700
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
7050
1700
1800
km/h
10
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
15
ENE
50
N
70
NNE
50
W
50
W
35
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
N
35
N
40
NNE
30
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
10
8
32
35
15
1
14
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
-3
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-11
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-18
-19
-20
-21
-18
-13
-9
-3
-14
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1200
750
1250
1650
1650
1800
1700
1750
1350
1500
1350
1150
1550
1700
1650
1850
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-8-9-9-8-6-4-3-5-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-6-6-6-4-3-2-3-3-4-4-5-3-2-2-1-2-2-4-3-4-3-2-1-1-2-2-3-2-111210-1-1-2-1-101110034454433223344432677877675665777
Sunrise
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3° 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.