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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1550
km/h
60
WNW
90
WNW
65
WNW
50
NW
60
NW
85
NNW
80
W
95
W
60
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
80
NNW
45
NNW
10
SSW
30
S
20
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
7
3
3
9
51
15
13
11
6
3
21
26
57
8
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-7
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-13
-14
-13
-11
-10
-9
-5
-6
-8
-6
-4
-10
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-16
-17
-20
-28
-30
-28
-24
-23
-20
-17
-15
-14
-14
-10
-21
Freezing level m
1400
1750
1900
2000
2250
2100
1200
1150
1100
1350
1400
1550
1800
2300
1600
1350
1900
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-7-6-6-6-13-14-13-11-10-8-5-5-7-5-4-8-6-4-4-3-3-3-9-10-10-8-7-6-3-2-5-4-2-6-3-1-1111-6-7-6-5-4-3-11-3-2-1-4-133454-2-3-3-1-11241-11-23667872113345733417991011105446678116675
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:17

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.