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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1500
1650
1550
1550
km/h
50
NW
55
NW
85
NW
95
W
95
W
55
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
60
NNW
60
NW
20
SE
10
SSW
15
WNW
30
NW
25
W
5
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
57
17
15
9
5
13
44
66
55
17
3
3
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-12
-14
-11
-9
-9
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-11
-8
-4
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-13
-14
-13
-12
-9
-8
-7
-4
-6
-5
-6
-11
-11
-10
-8
 chill °C
-18
-17
-19
-29
-31
-29
-26
-22
-21
-18
-11
-13
-10
-13
-21
-20
-14
-20
Freezing level m
1950
2050
2250
1300
1150
1200
1150
1500
1550
1650
2200
1600
1200
1900
1500
1150
1350
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-13-14-12-11-9-7-6-4-5-5-5-9-11-9-6-3-3-3-9-10-9-8-6-5-3-1-3-3-3-7-8-7-5001-6-7-6-5-3-2-12-2-2-1-4-5-4-4334-2-3-3-201151-11-1-2-1-36772112344742432211010105445777107586564
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:13
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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
32 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 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.