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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1450
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
40
W
55
W
60
WNW
70
NW
75
NW
75
NW
115
W
120
W
70
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
35
52
16
14
2
3
10
20
21
43
55
53
138
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-8
-15
-16
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-7
-7
-11
-16
-16
-16
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-7
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-15
-15
-21
-19
-19
-27
-35
-35
-33
-20
-22
-22
-18
-18
-20
-15
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1200
1350
1100
1450
1950
1750
900
900
350
950
1350
1450
1700
2100
1850
2450
2550
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-7-6-10-16-16-13-9-10-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-12-12-10-7-7-6-4-3-4-10-1-3-3-4-30-3-8-8-8-5-4-3-10-1341-2-2-2130-4-4-6-3-10243683221464-1-1-31235769116554797330466810912149
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed 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.
35 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
4° 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.