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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1650
1600
1600
1800
1600
1500
1500
1550
1650
1850
2350
1650
1700
1600
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
N
25
N
50
N
65
N
65
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
7
21
10
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
min °C
-8
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-11
 chill °C
-15
-14
-11
-10
-13
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-12
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-17
Freezing level m
1350
1550
1150
1300
1550
1450
1450
1950
2000
1900
2000
1800
1950
2000
2000
1900
1950
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-4-4-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-9-5-4-4-3-3-5-3-2-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-7-3-3-3-2-2-3-20-1-1-1-10000-1-5-1-1-2-1-1-113323233232-2331333466665665541764666799998998884
Sunrise
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
Sunset
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
32 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
42 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
42 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.