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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1700
6600
1050
1050
1000
1000
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1650
1700
km/h
70
S
30
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
25
N
50
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
18
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-25
-21
-16
-16
-15
-10
-12
-13
-19
-19
-17
-12
-12
-15
-16
-14
-15
Freezing level m
550
0
750
1100
550
750
1100
900
1400
1650
1500
1500
1650
1550
1500
1550
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-8-9-9-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-7-5-6-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-7-5-3-4-4-3-4-3-1111100-1-2-4-30-1-2000344443431-2-1320333677876764
Sunrise
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm 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.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
48 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).

* 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.