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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1750
6750
1650
1550
1000
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
2650
1900
1750
km/h
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
30
NW
30
S
35
SSW
50
S
75
S
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Snowflake cm
3
11
4
7
73
47
23
18
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-10
-11
-15
-16
-15
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-11
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-10
-7
-13
-14
-14
-16
-21
-21
-24
-23
-21
-25
-29
-30
-34
Freezing level m
750
1350
1250
1750
2000
1350
1650
1700
1700
1750
1650
1600
1450
1400
800
300
600
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-5-4-5-7-7-8-9-9-9-10-11-13-16-16-16-5-6-4-3-2-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-10-13-13-14-4-4-3-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-7-10-11-11-3-2-122-11111110-1-4-7-8-811254244554433-1-4-5-5344774778887762-1-1-2
Sunrise
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the S by Sat 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.
30 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
27 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.