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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
1700
6200
1600
1050
1550
1000
1000
1000
1500
1550
1600
1600
1700
km/h
80
S
70
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
20
N
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
11
9
2
5
2
9
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-15
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-31
-23
-21
-16
-15
-13
-12
-12
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-13
-13
-11
Freezing level m
300
550
0
900
1100
700
950
1200
800
1250
1650
1600
1750
1650
1450
1400
1550
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-10-10-9-9-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-8-12-9-8-7-7-6-6-5-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-6-9-8-6-5-6-5-4-4-5-4-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-7-7-5-3-4-3-3-3-4-111110-1-1-2-4-4-31-1-110-1344543431-1-2-1321333677886764
Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm 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.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 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.