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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 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 -2°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1000
950
1500
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
70
WNW
70
NW
85
NW
90
NW
100
W
110
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
65
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
13
25
59
15
15
6
10
7
40
92
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-6
-7
-15
-15
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-8
-8
-8
-12
-15
-16
-15
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
 chill °C
-9
-11
-13
-15
-15
-21
-20
-21
-28
-32
-33
-32
-21
-20
-21
-20
-18
-18
Freezing level m
1400
1550
1050
1100
1300
1150
1500
1850
1850
950
900
700
950
1250
1550
1750
1700
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-4-5-5-7-8-7-10-15-16-12-9-9-9-8-7-6-1-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-12-13-10-7-7-6-5-4-3-1-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-3-8-9-7-5-5-3-2-2-1-1-1-3-2-2-2121-4-5-5-3-301233302224540-2-3113556673555788331446889
Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02

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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 -2°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon 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.
41 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).

* 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.