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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
65
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
65
W
50
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
10
SW
15
S
5
WSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
25
33
4
12
25
10
6
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
-9
-4
-5
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-21
-22
-14
-14
-9
-10
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-9
-8
Freezing level m
1850
1950
1600
1500
1950
1500
1600
1250
1150
1250
1400
1100
1250
1600
1500
1400
1600
1300
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1600
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-7-6-8-8-4-4-2-2-3-5-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-6-4-3-6-6-4-3-2-2-3-3-5-5-5-4-4-10-3-20-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-323013-11-3-2-1-2-301-1-10-1563463421221343333896796754554676665
Sunrise
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:04
Sunset
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

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
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
heavy rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
lightning 83km SSW of Hokitika
33 km NE
1159m alt.
53 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
42 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
lightning 106km N of Wanaka
58 km SW
180m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (89 kph from 270 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.