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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1700
1600
km/h
85
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
20
NW
45
N
75
NNW
110
N
60
NNW
55
NW
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
40
WNW
10
W
35
SSE
60
S
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Snowflake cm
8
14
35
42
38
20
26
71
30
22
1
3
11
3
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-15
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-10
-13
-15
-15
 chill °C
-20
-19
-16
-12
-12
-14
-18
-21
-20
-20
-15
-13
-13
-22
-20
-27
-29
Freezing level m
1950
1850
2050
2500
1750
1800
2000
1750
1750
1750
1800
1350
1650
850
1250
1000
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-3-4-5-6-7-8-8-6-7-7-9-12-15-11-3-4-2-1-3-3-3-4-5-4-4-5-5-7-9-12-90-113-1-10-1-2-1-2-3-2-5-5-9-833352232221-11-3-2-5-7666845655644402-1-4991011789889777352-1
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:02
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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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 -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the S 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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.