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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7050
2150
1700
1650
1650
1550
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
50
S
60
S
45
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
65
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
80
NW
95
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
16
1
13
51
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-8
-7
-10
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-7
-9
-7
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-15
 chill °C
-13
-15
-20
-18
-16
-15
-10
-10
-9
-8
-11
-15
-17
-20
-21
-22
-21
-32
Freezing level m
1150
1400
1350
1500
1800
1550
1850
2200
1950
1450
1500
1250
1350
1500
1550
1500
1550
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-8-7-6-5-3-3-3-3-4-6-7-8-8-10-8-12-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-4-5-5-6-6-5-9-3-3-4-2-2-201-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-111123100-2-10-101-2212443553442333441544765885674676774
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00

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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 -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat 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.
56 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.