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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1600
1700
1600
1600
1600
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
40
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
60
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
75
W
50
WSW
40
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
2
48
3
3
8
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-9
-15
-14
-11
-10
-11
-14
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-7
-13
-15
-15
-15
-11
-13
-16
 chill °C
-12
-9
-8
-10
-10
-6
-10
-10
-10
-17
-24
-26
-24
-24
-24
-26
-30
Freezing level m
2200
1450
1250
1650
1200
1250
1550
1000
1250
1350
1250
1000
1050
400
1000
1050
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W 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.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
58 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).

* 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.