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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1550
1600
1500
1650
1600
1600
1650
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
5
ENE
10
SE
5
S
15
W
25
WNW
50
NW
15
W
5
S
15
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
30
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
40
1
1
1
11
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-4
-4
-6
-9
-12
-14
-7
-7
-8
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-8
-11
-13
-14
-14
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-12
-12
-10
-11
-18
-19
-18
-19
-20
-18
-19
-19
-17
-22
-22
-18
-16
-15
Freezing level m
1200
1500
1150
1200
1400
1250
1100
1200
450
800
1300
750
1000
1150
1450
1250
1450
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-5-7-10-13-14-11-8-8-7-8-8-9-8-8-7-5-5-4-3-5-7-10-11-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-3-3-3-2-3-5-6-7-7-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-1-1-3-1-1-2-3-4-6-2-1-4-3-2-1-2-1-32202321-1-312-1112231653665440453445674
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
Sunset
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
39 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.