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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
km/h
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
70
WNW
75
NW
75
NW
85
WNW
95
W
65
W
55
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
7
11
12
37
1
5
11
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-10
-11
-9
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-9
-8
-8
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-9
-8
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-22
-21
-21
-26
-25
-26
-22
-21
-21
-20
Freezing level m
2250
2000
1300
1500
1000
1150
1350
1100
1650
1750
1550
1100
1250
1400
1550
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-3-4-5-5-7-8-8-9-11-12-10-9-8-8-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-8-9-7-6-5-51-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-2-2-3-5-5-4-3-2-221-1-1-3-2-2-2221-3-2-11115333122255412344475663555887556888
Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun 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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).

* 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.