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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7650
1650
1600
1000
1000
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1750
2850
6300
km/h
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
NNW
60
NNW
70
N
60
NW
50
WNW
10
SW
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
20
S
25
W
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Snowflake cm
8
4
2
63
44
42
17
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-12
-11
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
 chill °C
-8
-8
-13
-15
-17
-18
-22
-21
-25
-23
-24
-26
-21
-20
-22
-22
-15
-17
Freezing level m
1850
1950
1350
1600
1650
1700
1550
1600
1400
1200
1350
550
150
950
1000
1150
1600
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
Sunset
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

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 Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, 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.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.