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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
7250
1650
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1600
km/h
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
60
NNW
85
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
25
W
40
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
11
2
35
46
12
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-9
-7
-10
-10
-11
-12
-9
-8
-10
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-13
-13
-12
-14
-11
-9
-11
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-9
-7
-13
-14
-15
-17
-21
-21
-26
-26
-20
-26
-21
-19
-22
Freezing level m
750
1350
1300
1800
2000
1350
1500
1700
1700
1600
1550
1350
1050
1250
950
300
900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-5-4-5-7-7-8-9-8-12-12-12-13-10-9-11-5-6-4-3-2-4-5-5-5-6-6-9-9-9-10-9-8-8-4-4-2-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-6-6-7-7-6-5-3-2-122-111200-2-3-2-4-6-5-311254244543211-1-3-2-1354874778775542122
Sunrise
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.