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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1600
1600
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1700
km/h
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
WSW
20
SW
5
SSE
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
45
NNW
65
NNW
40
NW
40
N
10
NE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
11
89
14
1
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-16
-14
-12
-11
-10
-12
-8
-8
-13
-15
-16
-16
-21
-20
-22
-22
-16
-18
Freezing level m
450
1100
300
700
1350
1300
1600
1800
1300
1600
1700
1650
1650
1650
1450
1450
1450
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-7-7-8-9-8-10-11-11-10-7-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-4-5-5-5-6-5-7-7-7-8-6-5-6-4-4-3-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-4-6-4-4-7-3-2-211-11111100-1-4-1-1-401143344444333-122-1344775778777662
Sunrise
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
Sunset
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
42 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° 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.