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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1750
6150
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1750
km/h
20
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
50
NNW
75
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
10
ESE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
6
6
23
41
11
6
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-10
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-11
-13
-12
-15
 chill °C
-17
-14
-12
-11
-10
-13
-10
-8
-11
-15
-16
-17
-19
-21
-23
-24
-18
-25
Freezing level m
450
1100
300
650
1300
1300
1650
1850
1300
1500
1700
1700
1600
1650
1450
1200
1300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-8-11-13-12-14-7-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-8-9-9-11-6-5-6-4-4-3-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-6-6-8-4-4-7-4-2-221-111112-1-2-2-5-1-1-401144344445321-222-1344775788786552
Sunrise
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
Sunset
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37

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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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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.
34 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 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.