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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2550
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1550
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
km/h
45
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
35
W
45
WNW
55
NW
90
WNW
65
WNW
100
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
1
25
10
53
6
13
6
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-12
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-8
-9
-12
-13
-11
-10
 chill °C
-17
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-15
-21
-22
-22
-27
-28
-25
-23
Freezing level m
1400
1550
2150
1850
1250
1500
1100
1150
1400
1050
1350
1650
1550
1100
1300
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-7-8-9-10-13-11-10-4-2-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-7-10-8-7-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-6-4-40120-1-1-3-2-2-301-1-3-1-124523312213432334785664554676567
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW 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.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.