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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug 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 -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
km/h
40
W
50
W
60
WNW
65
NW
75
NW
75
NW
125
W
110
W
70
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
80
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
11
24
61
16
18
1
2
4
11
13
25
29
5
36
11
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-8
-14
-15
-8
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-11
-16
-16
-16
-10
-10
-10
-7
-6
-8
-6
-4
-5
 chill °C
-15
-15
-21
-20
-18
-26
-35
-34
-33
-21
-22
-23
-20
-18
-20
-18
-15
-17
Freezing level m
1200
1350
1100
1450
1850
1650
1050
900
350
1050
1450
1500
1700
1950
2050
1850
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-8-6-10-15-16-12-10-10-9-7-6-7-6-4-5-4-4-5-5-3-7-12-13-10-8-7-6-4-3-4-3-2-2-3-3-4-30-3-8-9-8-5-3-3-20-1021-2-2-2131-4-5-6-201233355221464-1-1-3234576698554798330567810991211
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05

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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 -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
45 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
55 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
55 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 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.