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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
40
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
35
NW
70
NNW
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Snowflake cm
19
31
1
1
1
5
60
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-12
-13
-14
-11
-9
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-19
-20
-18
-21
-19
-18
-13
-14
-13
-13
-10
-8
-9
-14
-15
-20
-23
Freezing level m
1450
1350
750
800
900
250
450
1050
250
600
1250
1000
1150
1400
1400
1450
1650
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-12-14-14-12-10-8-7-7-7-6-5-5-6-7-9-9-6-7-9-10-12-10-8-6-6-6-6-5-4-3-4-5-6-6-3-4-6-7-8-9-6-5-7-5-5-4-3-2-2-3-3-30-1-3-4-5-7-5-5-7-4-3-3-2-1011032-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-11-123344465332-222-1343566777
Sunrise
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed 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.
28 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
30 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
47 km SSE
855m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Recent light snow.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).

* 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.