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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep 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 -4°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1750
1550
1600
1650
1700
km/h
90
NW
85
W
95
W
75
W
80
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
5
E
0
W
15
W
20
W
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
64
14
14
11
10
13
15
33
22
4
 mm
max °C
-5
-12
-13
-12
-9
-10
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-6
-13
-14
-13
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
 chill °C
-18
-29
-30
-29
-25
-24
-22
-16
-11
-8
-4
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
Freezing level m
2150
1350
1200
1100
1150
1500
1500
1750
2300
1650
1500
2000
1500
1350
1700
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-13-14-13-10-10-8-5-4-5-4-4-4-6-5-3-3-9-10-10-8-7-5-3-2-3-2-2-3-4-3-21-5-7-6-5-4-3-12-1-10-2-2-2-24-2-3-3-20024112-101-17211233473353343106545678106786776
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19

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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 Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
27 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
47 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 45).
lightning 72km SW of Hokitika
44 km NNE
12m alt.
30 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 87km WNW of Pleasant Point
46 km S
733m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
lightning 50km W of Methven
68 km E
683m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.