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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
2200
1500
1750
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
35
WSW
35
NW
35
N
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
61
23
24
7
3
18
5
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-8
-7
-10
-13
-14
-13
-12
-15
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-13
-13
-16
-15
-14
-17
 chill °C
-13
-12
-10
-13
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-20
-20
-20
-25
-26
-28
-27
-22
-26
Freezing level m
1400
1600
1150
1150
1400
1550
1650
1550
1350
1500
1650
1700
1400
1200
250
300
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-5-7-8-7-7-8-9-9-8-12-13-15-14-13-16-5-4-5-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-9-9-12-11-10-13-3-2-4-3-3-3-2-3-4-3-2-2-5-6-10-9-7-10-11-2-2-111-1-1111-2-3-7-6-5-734123443244521-4-3-2-467456776578865-201-1
Sunrise
8:04
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat 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.
50 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.