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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1500
1700
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
2000
1700
km/h
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
40
NW
55
NW
35
NNW
45
N
45
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
6
73
13
38
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
-8
-10
-11
-13
-14
-15
-13
-10
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
-15
-14
-12
 chill °C
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-21
-21
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-20
-19
-19
-22
-22
Freezing level m
1450
1400
1600
1700
1550
1550
1650
1850
1600
1700
1200
750
1100
650
300
600
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-7-7-9-8-8-9-9-11-12-13-15-15-14-11-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-8-9-10-12-12-11-10-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-6-7-9-10-10-9-1011-111211-2-3-4-6-7-8-93345344544100-3-4-5-6668867887744310-2-4
Sunrise
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
Sunset
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
30 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
28 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
40 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.