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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
95
WSW
90
WSW
70
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
80
NW
80
NNW
75
WNW
80
W
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
9
23
18
4
9
67
21
6
21
 mm
max °C
-12
-14
-14
-11
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-12
-13
-10
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-14
-9
-7
-8
-9
-6
-6
-6
-7
-12
-13
-14
-12
 chill °C
-29
-30
-29
-26
-20
-19
-19
-21
-19
-19
-17
-19
-27
-29
-30
-26
Freezing level m
1150
950
1000
250
750
1000
1200
1500
2100
1950
2050
2150
1950
1300
1100
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-15-13-8-7-7-8-6-6-6-7-9-13-14-11-10-11-12-11-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-9-10-8-6-7-8-9-5-4-3-30-100-3-6-7-5-3-4-5-7-4-3-2143331-2-4-210-2-4-112476774212442-1345710910108545
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

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

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

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.
35 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (70 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.