Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1700
6650
1950
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
60
NNW
70
N
65
NW
50
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSE
30
S
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
65
W
75
W
65
WSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
50
S
15
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
52
42
12
4
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-11
-14
-13
-12
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-9
-9
-13
-14
-15
-15
-10
-8
-8
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-21
-21
-26
-27
-27
-28
-19
-16
-16
-12
-18
-23
-24
-23
-24
-25
-23
-19
Freezing level m
1600
1550
1400
1050
1050
350
0
1050
700
1050
1350
1250
1450
1500
850
850
1200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-14-14-14-10-8-8-6-8-9-10-10-10-11-11-10-6-6-9-10-11-11-8-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-9-8-3-3-5-7-7-10-7-6-5-4-3-4-4-4-6-6-6-610-2-3-3-7-6-5-4-3-1-10-1-3-3-3-544200-5-3-2-212332-10-1-387644-112245665243-1
Sunrise
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
Sunset
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
Dry
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).

* 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.