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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the S by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1750
2450
8500
1800
1650
1650
1600
1550
1550
1600
km/h
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SW
55
S
75
S
55
S
40
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
10
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-6
-6
-5
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-13
-11
-9
-6
-6
-10
-8
-7
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-22
-21
-19
-14
-13
-22
-21
-18
-17
-11
-10
-9
-7
-8
-13
-16
-17
-19
Freezing level m
300
850
300
1200
1450
1300
1550
1650
1450
1850
2050
2000
1550
1600
1150
1300
1450
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-8-6-6-9-8-7-6-4-3-3-3-3-5-7-7-7-11-9-7-5-5-6-5-5-4-2-1-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-8-8-6-3-4-4-2-3-2-10-1-1-1-3-3-3-2-6-5-5-1-2-211122110-2-1-10-3-3-3212433543442333100544765876775667
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59

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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 -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the S by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
29 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
34 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
47 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Recent moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).

* 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.