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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1000
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
2050
1550
1550
1550
2050
1500
1500
km/h
45
W
60
W
40
W
5
SE
0
ENE
5
W
10
S
10
SW
5
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
7
42
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-8
-8
-6
-5
-8
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-16
-20
-19
-7
-7
-8
-12
-12
-11
-13
-17
-16
-10
-10
-16
-17
-20
-19
Freezing level m
1250
1550
1600
1400
1650
1350
1250
1550
1200
1300
1400
1400
1700
1500
1150
1300
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-6-8-8-6-5-7-8-9-9-4-6-5-5-5-6-6-5-6-4-6-5-4-4-5-6-6-6-3-3-3-2-3-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-2-3-4-4-3-3-10100-1-1-1-2-1-101-1-3-101344332331333421344677765664666764677
Sunrise
8:06
8:04
8:04
8:03
8:03
8:02
Sunset
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu 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.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
ASCATB170E43S
74 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 246).
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* 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.