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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1850
1500
km/h
60
W
70
W
70
W
100
W
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
65
W
85
WNW
75
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
12
6
9
3
3
7
2
1
10
42
2
35
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
min °C
-7
-9
-10
-11
-13
-11
-12
-11
-11
-7
-8
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-11
 chill °C
-18
-22
-23
-26
-29
-25
-27
-25
-22
-17
-19
-22
-22
-18
-19
-19
-25
Freezing level m
1350
1300
1500
1550
700
1000
1200
950
750
1150
1250
1400
1550
2150
1400
1600
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-10-11-12-11-12-11-10-6-6-8-7-6-8-8-9-5-6-6-8-10-9-9-9-8-5-5-6-4-4-5-5-6-4-4-3-4-7-6-5-7-6-4-4-3-2-1-3-2-3-2-20-1-4-3-2-5-4-3-3-1120012233-111-2-10134544455763452344688777
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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.