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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1650
1700
1600
1500
1500
1550
km/h
60
NNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
65
W
85
W
90
W
45
SW
55
WSW
90
W
50
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
45
W
65
WNW
85
WNW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
21
4
2
7
14
4
3
17
4
4
16
6
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-8
-9
-13
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-5
-4
-8
-5
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-10
-7
-9
-11
-14
-14
-10
-10
-12
-11
-7
-7
-10
-6
-7
 chill °C
-20
-20
-22
-21
-18
-21
-26
-28
-26
-22
-25
-25
-22
-16
-18
-23
-18
-18
Freezing level m
1800
1650
1350
1300
1300
1250
1600
1300
400
600
1400
700
700
1250
650
1350
1650
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-9-7-9-10-14-12-10-10-11-10-6-6-9-6-7-5-5-6-7-5-7-7-10-10-8-7-8-8-5-5-6-4-4-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-6-8-6-4-6-6-4-5-3-2-121-2-1-2-20-3-6-30-3-4-2-4-12354222141-4-13-1-11-134688555474-1373342679
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
44 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
15°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.