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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1500
1550
1650
1700
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
km/h
15
W
25
WNW
50
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
30
SW
50
W
55
WSW
60
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
70
W
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Snowflake cm
34
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-8
-12
-12
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-7
-11
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-6
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
 chill °C
-11
-17
-20
-18
-20
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-22
-14
-12
-10
-10
-15
-17
Freezing level m
1350
1450
1300
1100
1200
650
1400
1350
900
950
1100
1400
1400
1600
1350
1400
1600
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-10-13-13-7-8-8-7-8-8-8-6-5-4-3-5-6-3-5-7-10-10-6-5-6-5-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-5-3-3-5-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-5-1-1-4-3-2-200-1-1003321-1-232-2112443343665541662445776776
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon 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.
34 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).

* 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.