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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1700
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
30
NNE
65
NNE
50
NNW
40
NW
30
W
20
SSW
20
SW
5
SW
15
NNW
20
N
40
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
35
NNW
35
N
45
N
45
N
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Snowflake cm
11
16
32
29
9
3
6
14
22
3
4
7
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-7
-10
-9
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-8
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
 chill °C
-15
-22
-21
-18
-18
-14
-13
-9
-9
-14
-18
-15
-15
-14
-15
-19
-18
Freezing level m
1650
1800
1500
1400
1500
1450
1550
1250
1450
1700
1350
1600
1950
2150
2000
1950
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-8-9-7-6-4-4-6-7-5-5-6-6-8-7-5-5-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-4-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2010-1-211-1-100-1-201-1134332443334314434677657776676477679101098
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).

* 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.