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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5850
1950
1000
1000
1700
950
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
km/h
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
NE
55
N
90
N
60
WNW
40
W
35
W
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
10
4
1
34
36
14
8
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-8
-6
-4
-1
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-4
-3
 chill °C
-16
-8
-11
-16
-18
-16
-13
-13
-18
-21
-21
-20
-20
-14
-8
-6
Freezing level m
800
1050
1150
700
1150
1600
1600
1750
1600
1750
1400
1550
1300
1100
1800
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-7-8-9-10-9-7-4-2-7-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-5-3-1-5-4-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-20-3-2-3-3-11121100-2-101-110-12445443313341432577877664666
Sunrise
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:41
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon 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.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
58 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
58 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.