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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
65
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
15
WNW
45
N
75
N
100
N
65
NNW
70
NW
40
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
45
W
25
WSW
30
S
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
15
36
44
30
18
29
55
18
27
3
15
13
5
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
-11
-14
-9
min °C
-7
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-15
-14
 chill °C
-18
-16
-12
-12
-14
-18
-21
-21
-21
-18
-15
-14
-22
-18
-27
-28
Freezing level m
1850
2150
2550
1850
1700
2100
1750
1800
1750
1700
1450
1600
1000
1250
1200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-3-4-5-6-7-8-8-7-8-7-9-12-15-12-4-2-1-2-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-11-10-1130-11-1-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-7-834622322210-1-3-2-3-6679556555443110-4910128810888877454-1
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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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 -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).

* 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.