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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
6300
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
15
W
15
W
0
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
60
NW
20
WNW
10
SE
15
SSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
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Snowflake cm
31
5
5
5
14
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-4
-4
-5
-9
-11
-14
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-10
-13
-15
-13
-7
-8
-7
-7
-10
-10
 chill °C
-10
-10
-7
-11
-9
-11
-16
-19
-19
-25
-20
-17
-19
-16
-16
-23
-22
Freezing level m
1550
850
1250
1500
1100
1150
1400
1150
1300
1100
350
850
1400
950
900
1200
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW 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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.