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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1500
1600
1500
1700
1700
7050
6250
1700
1650
1700
1600
km/h
50
N
65
NNW
50
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
15
SW
20
WSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
2
16
45
7
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-9
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-6
min °C
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-9
-7
-6
-4
-5
-8
 chill °C
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-18
-17
-16
-9
-10
-17
Freezing level m
1750
1700
2100
1750
1850
1400
1750
1850
1350
1400
1550
750
1050
1550
1300
1200
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-8-9-8-9-7-6-4-5-7-3-3-3-4-4-5-3-3-4-5-6-7-7-5-4-3-4-6-2-10-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-4-6-4-3-3-3-3-312322022-10-1-4-2-1-1-2-2-244655355333-2232221789896885762554554
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
heavy rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.