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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
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
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
65
NW
60
WNW
20
WNW
50
N
90
N
110
N
60
NNW
75
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
25
W
60
W
70
W
110
W
45
SW
45
WSW
55
W
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
39
50
54
23
34
67
25
35
5
1
6
17
11
5
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-7
-7
-7
-3
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-9
-5
 chill °C
-15
-13
-14
-15
-17
-21
-20
-21
-19
-18
-19
-22
-23
-27
-23
-23
-21
-16
Freezing level m
2200
2600
2050
1850
2100
2100
1800
1700
1650
1200
1450
1300
1450
1550
450
650
1400
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-5-5-7-8-8-9-10-9-9-10-11-9-9-8-4-21-2-3-3-4-5-5-6-7-6-6-7-8-8-7-6-3241-11-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-5-7-6-3-157323322-1-2-1-10-2-6-400810666655423243-3-133111399109887665760367
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 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.